NO TOPPING OF TREES WILL BE ALLOWED. E. The Contractor shall be responsible for all tree staking. Ties will be monitored to prevent girdling. Remove ties and stakes as directed by the City. Broken stakes are to be removed and if appropriate, replaced. Contractor shall replace tree stakes within twenty-four (24) hours of receiving a corrective action notification from the City; failure to adhere to this specification shall result in a $200 Performance Deficiency Deduction per site for each day Deficiency remains uncorrected beyond deadline. Stakes should not remain on the trees longer than 6 months. If the tree cannot stand upright once stakes are removed, the City will then determine whether or not to replace the tree.
