Landscape Maintenance Rates 2017

Tender description

This document relates to ‘Landscape Maintenance Rates 2017’. The works will be mainly in relation to grass cutting of lawn areas, including car park islands, embankments, plus cutting of hedges and spraying hard landscaping, but excludes all playing pitches, see map attached. The intention is to make the appointment for an initial period of two year with provision for a maximum of two x 1 year extensions depending on work performance and available funding. The quantities in the Pricing Document are notional quantities only, included only for tender assessment purposes. They do not describe the extent of Works to be executed under this contract. The number of visits may be increased or reduced but the rate must be maintained for the period of the contract. The client may procure this work in other ways, and does not guarantee the Contractor that any particular work will be procured under this contract. The Main Campus has a building footprint of some 70,000m² on a site of 90 acres, the approximate areas to be cut are shown in the pricing document. Contractors are advised to walk the site to familiarise themselves of the scope of work. Actual daily working times will be agreed with the Buildings & Estates Office, the normal range being within 08.00 - 18.00 hrs, Monday to Friday inclusive, Work activities outside normal times will require advance planning/notice, justification and approval.