Murcia City Council approved the contract documents for the procurement of conservation service and pruning of trees in public schools in the municipality.
Education invests 223,000 euros for this service.
The pruning and maintenance of trees and greenery are conducted in 116 public schools in the municipality, considered essential to have trees and shaded areas in schools, while children learn to care and respect nature.
This service includes trimming trees and hedges, tree cutting, tree maintenance, tree planting, planting and maintenance of green areas, fumigation, waste transport and treatment and disposal of waste and non-hazardous waste.
In case of detecting the presence of Rhynchophorus Ferrugines (red palm weevil), proceed urgently to bring this to the attention of the Education Service and Plant Health Service of Carmu.
In addition to shrubs and vines, in school playgrounds are mostly mulberry trees, palms, cypresses and orange.
Pruning begins on October 1 and must be completed on December 20, except the species to be made after this deadline, but before the month of March.
In addition, the specification provides a deadline for the completion of ordinary work orders 7 days.
In the case of urgent action, the period is 24 hours and for very urgent requests, the response is immediate.
Hiring this service is one year, counting from the day September 15, 2013, without any extension.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia