Archive shelving

Tender description

Cornwall Council requires the services of the Contractor to design, supply and install archive storage shelving equipment in its new archive and local studies centre at Kresen Kernow in Redruth. Kresen Kernow, the new archive and local studies centre for Cornwall will bring together the largest collection of archives, rare books, photographs and recordings about Cornwall in a permanent purpose-built home. Based on the site of the former Redruth Brewery, the public and office areas will reuse some of the historic fabric of the building. The principal archive stores will be a new construction, located over two floors in the western portion of the building. Shelving is also required for 3 smaller rooms used for document processing. Cornwall Council required the services of a Contractor to design, supply and install archive storage shelving equipment in its new Kresen Kernow Archive Centre in Redruth. The principal archive strong rooms will be located across 2 floors in the western portion of the building which will be of new construction and will be environmentally controlled and compliant to British Standard PD5454:2012. They will contain enough space for the current collections, taking into account new shelving arrangements and repackaging, as well as for 25 years of accruals from the date of opening. Cornwall Council required detailed and costed proposals for the design, supply and installation of high density archive storage shelving equipment in the Kresen Kernow strong rooms. This needed to provide safe and effective storage of the documents whilst also allowing for easy document withdrawal and replacement as well as facilitating showing the collections to the public on strong room tours. Shelving is also required in 3 small rooms used for document processing.