Cemetery and Allotment Maintenance Contract

Description

Great Baddow Parish Council is seeking to enter into a contract for the provision of Grounds Maintenance to its Lawn Cemetery and Allotment Site at Galleywood & Great Baddow Lawn Cemetery, Vicarage Lane, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 7SU.

The works required are as follows but are not exhaustive:

1.	Cut all grass areas in the cemetery including the extension. 
2.	Mow  with  hand  mower/strim  around  all  headstones.
3.	Mow with hand mower in and around the cremated remains plots. 
4.	Strim all hedge and fence lines to keep the areas neat and tidy.
5.	Level and seed/re-turf plots after funerals.  The plots will be notified  by the Grounds office. Topsoil, grass seed/turfs and other necessary materials will be supplied by the Parish Council.
6.   Level graves and top up sunken graves.   The plots will be notified  by the Grounds office. Topsoil, grass seed/turfs and other necessary materials will be supplied by the Parish Council.
7.	Collect all dead wreaths and dead flowers from all graves and
cremated remain plots. This should be done on a weekly basis. The matter collected can be disposed of on-site in a trade waste bin
8. Check all litter bins and empty into the trade waste bin when necessary. Tidy the area around the bins. This should be done on a weekly basis.
9. Edge all the cremated remains plots.
10. Hoe and keep weed-free all flower and rose beds.
11. Lightly trim and tidy all hedges.
12. Cut all common paths on the adjacent allotment site. Also strim vacant plots as notified by the Grounds Manager.

Further details regarding the contract can be found on all the attached documentation.

To apply please send your tender to the Parish Clerk, Mrs Clare Milligan, at Great Baddow Parish Council. These can be sent via  email, however a hard copy will also be required.