Fordington Cemetery Boundary/Retaining Wall

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Buyers

Dorchester Town Council

Value

£150,000

Classifications

Construction work

Tags

tender

Submission Deadline

8 months ago

Published

9 months ago

Description

Fordington Cemetery Boundary/Retaining Wall, 
Holloway Road.
Dorchester 

The purpose of this expression of interest exercise is to assist Dorchester Town Council in deciding which suppliers to short-list to invite to tender for the provision of construction services to the Town Council.

The contract will be let by Dorchester Town Council, 19 North Square, Dorchester DT1 1JF.

This form should be returned to:-

Carl Dallison
Assistant Town Clerk
Dorchester Town Council
19 North Square
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 1JF

Or email it to - [email protected]

Carl Dallison
T: 01305 266861

B. Introduction
Dorchester Town Council are seeking suitably qualified construction companies to provide construction services to the Council.

C. Scope of Service
To rebuild a collapsed section of retaining wall which forms the boundary between Fordington Cemetery and a car park along Holloway Road, Dorchester. 
Although the wall is not listed it is located within a Dorchester Conservation Area.
The retaining wall is approximately 5.5 metres high and has failure due to hydrostatic pressure.

The works will involve cutting back the chalk escarpment and the installation of gabion baskets built  off a concrete footing.
Front face of the gabions will be lined with dense blocks with a natural stone finish.

Formation of weep holes drilled into the remaining wall sections to ease hydrostatic pressure.

The removal of vegetation and areas of  repointing.

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Organisation

Dorchester Town Council

Carl Dallison

[email protected]

01305 266861

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