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ISECTION 01532 TREE AND PLANT PROTECTION IPART 1 - GENERAL A. Certain specimen trees adjacent to construction areas and in other key locations will be identified by the Owner and the Landscape Architect, and marked with red tags. Loss or damage to these trees will result in replacement with equal canopy. B. If any trees or shrubs are damaged that are designated to be saved then replacement is required. They shall be replaced with equal number and diameter of trees or shrubs of the same species and variety, as specified by the Owner and Architect, shall be furnished and planted by the Contractor, no additional cost to owner. The total inch diameter of the replacement trees or shrubs shall equal the diameter of the tree of shrub to be replaced. The Contractor shall not be liable for any loss or damage which occurs while the Contractor is complying with instructions given by the Owner, Landscape Architect, or Arborist working on the project. 1.06 VEGETATION PROTECTIVE SIGNAGE (PRESERVATION AREAS) A. Two types of signs shall be posted throughout the property with respect to the care of vegetation. The signs are as follows: 07/06 01532 -1 05 -5564 1.01 SCOPE OF WORK A. Provide all equipment and materials, and do all work necessary to protect existing trees and plants from damage as a result of the contractor's operations. 1.02 RELATED WORK A. Section 02481 Shrub Tree - and Relocation C. Section 02490 - Trees, Plants and Groundcover 1.03 REFERENCED STANDARDS A. Comply with applicable requirements of the following standards. Where these standards conflict with other specified requirements, the most restrictive requirements shall govern. 1. International Society of Arboriculture (ISA): Guide for establishing values of trees and other plants. 1.04 SUBMITTALS A. Proposed methods, materials to be employed, and schedule for effecting tree and plant protection shall be submitted for approval. 1.05 DAMAGE PENALTIES A. Certain specimen trees adjacent to construction areas and in other key locations will be identified by the Owner and the Landscape Architect, and marked with red tags. Loss or damage to these trees will result in replacement with equal canopy. B. If any trees or shrubs are damaged that are designated to be saved then replacement is required. They shall be replaced with equal number and diameter of trees or shrubs of the same species and variety, as specified by the Owner and Architect, shall be furnished and planted by the Contractor, no additional cost to owner. The total inch diameter of the replacement trees or shrubs shall equal the diameter of the tree of shrub to be replaced. The Contractor shall not be liable for any loss or damage which occurs while the Contractor is complying with instructions given by the Owner, Landscape Architect, or Arborist working on the project. 1.06 VEGETATION PROTECTIVE SIGNAGE (PRESERVATION AREAS) A. Two types of signs shall be posted throughout the property with respect to the care of vegetation. The signs are as follows: 07/06 01532 -1 05 -5564