RBGKEW/710 - Fire Risk Assessment

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The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (“Kew”) are seeking to appoint a service provider (“Supplier”) to undertake Fire Risk Assessments for Kew Gardens (TW9 3AE) and Wakehurst (RH17 6TN) . Both sites comprise the following building types including: • Plant rooms containing higher risk assets eg. boilers, electrical LV panels adjacent to HV transformers, mechanical moving plant, etc.; • Conservatories and greenhouses of glass construction; • Agricultural outhouses; • Office space; • Science laboratories; • Educational facilities and lecture theatres; • Commercial and retail space; • Underground basement areas; • Archive stores for long term storage of specimens; • Public restaurants and kitchens; • Recreational facilities; • Fuel storage facilities and on-site generators; • Confined spaces and restricted access areas; • Galleries housing valuable artworks; and • Residential occupied buildings. A number of buildings contain enclosed lift shafts. A high number of buildings are listed between Grade I and II and are of significant architectural value. The project start date will be 1st October 2019 The project completion date will be 31st January 2020