All topsoil shall be removed from the site of all excavations and shall be stored for use in finished grading.
The contractor shall clear, reduce to disposable size and dispose of all vegetation and objectionable debris, including boulders, which occur above ground within the construction area so as to enable room for construction.
Grubbing shall consist of the removal and disposal of all perishable materials or debris below or partly below the surface of the ground, including stumps, roots, logs, boulders and other organic material, to a depth of 12 inches.
Trees, roots, stumps and other vegetation to be cleared and grubbed shall be removed from the site. No organic materials that are cleared and grubbed from the site shall be used in backfills. Boulders that are to be cleared from the site are to be placed neatly at the site of construction or buried.
All trees and shrubs not within the limits of construction shall be protected from damage. When necessary, trees shall be trimmed to avoid removal. The contractor shall be responsible for all damage to trees outside the limits of his work.
All holes or depressions within the limits of construction as specified that result from clearing and grubbing operations shall be refilled with suitable earth fill. All stripped and stored topsoil shall be respread over the excavated area unless paving is to be done in the area.