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Landscape Standards Manual
Construction works
Prior to the commencement of landscaping works, a pre-commencement meeting must be arranged on site by the Site Superintendent to meet with the Council representative. 

The Site Superintendent as identified at this meeting will then be responsible for all construction works landscape establishment and maintenance of the site and will be the point of contact for Council Officers.

A construction schedule outlining the proposed timing of landscaping components and key milestones should be provided to the City of Geelong Representative at this meeting.

Please note: ten working days notice must be given for site meetings unless otherwise agreed.

Construction hold-points

During construction of all landscaping the Site Superintendent must attend the site and sign off on all construction Hold Points. Signed and dated documentation including photo evidence for all Hold Point inspections must be provided to the Council Representative prior to Practical Completion.

Hold Point inspections must be undertaken and documented for the items and construction stages as detailed in Table 4: Inspection Hold Points shown opposite on page 29.

Table 4: Inspection Hold Points

Item Hold point Site superintendent inspection required Documentary and photo evidence required Council representative inspection required
Preliminaries Pre-Commencement Meeting  Yes  No  Yes
Site preparation Litter and sediment control  Yes  Yes  No
Tree protection Yes   Yes  No
Soil preparation Yes   Yes  No
Topsoil and soil testing  Yes  Yes  No
Weed eradication  Yes  Yes  No
Garden bed construction    Yes  Yes  No
Planting (trees garden beds and wetlands) Stock selection  Yes  No  Possible
Site mark-out  Yes  No  Possible
Planting  Yes  Yes  No
Hard infrastructure (all concrete to be form d with steel in place) Retaining walls  Yes  Yes  Possible
Concrete paths/pavement areas  Yes  No Yes - arrange with Subdivision Inspector 
Playground drainage  Yes  Yes  No
Irrigation systems Layout  Yes  No  No
Flushing  Yes  No  No
Commissioning  Yes  No  Yes

Inspection to be arranged with Council’s Engineering Subdivision Inspector.