HEMSWORTH TOWN COUNCIL
To Supply and Erect Fencing at Springfield Allotment Site, Hemsworth.
Hemsworth Town Council is seeking suitably skilled and experienced contractors/organisations to provide
fencing at one of the Town Council’s Allotment sites.
Applicants who wish to express their interest can obtain Tender Forms from the Hemsworth Town Council
Office at the Community Centre, Bullenshaw Road, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4NE (available from
Friday 01 June 2012), Telephone 01977 617617, download the information from the web-site
www.hemsworthcouncil.co.uk or email for details to be sent – clerk@hemsworthcouncil.co.uk
Closing date for return of Tenders is 02 July 2012 at 16.00 hrs.
HEMSWORTH TOWN COUNCIL
SPRINGFIELD FENCING
INVITATION TO QUOTE
You are invited to submit a quotation to supply and erect fencing at Springfield allotments, Hemsworth,
Pontefract, West Yorkshire.
It is essential to comply with the following instructions in the preparation and submission of your quotation.
The Council reserves the right to reject a quotation that does not fully comply with these instructions.
Your quotation must be completed in English and must be submitted no later than Monday 02 July 2012
(the document to be returned to the Hemsworth Town Council, at the Community Centre, Bullenshaw
Road, Hemsworth, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 4NE). Your quotation must be completed in full and
where necessary signed and dated. Failure to return a completed quotation will invalidate your submission.
The envelope must be clearly marked “SPRINGFIELD FENCING TENDER”
Any quotation submitted will be deemed to remain open for acceptance or non-acceptance for not less than
90 days from the closing date stipulated above. The Council may accept the quotation at any time within
this prescribed period. The Council shall, however, not be bound to accept the lowest or any quotation.
Tina Pattison
Town Clerk
SPECIFICATION
FENCING AT SPRINGFIELD ALLOTMENTS
1. Approximately 270 metres of 2 metre high palisade fencing `W` section with Tri-Point tops. Posts
to be a minimum of 100 x 55 x 6.72kg/m RSJ and fitted at 2.75 centres at no less than 600mm
deep and concreted. Horizontal rails to be a minimum of 45 x 45 x 6 RSA and have 2 per bay,
fish-plated together using minimum 100 x 30 x 6 flat plates. Pales to be 1.95m high, ‘W’ section
with tri-point splayed tops, minimum of 2.5mm thick and can consist of 17 pales per bay. Fixings
to be a minimum of M8 or M10 saddle head bolts and M8 cone (‘snap-off’) nuts. All items used to
construct the palisade fence must be hot dip galvanised to BS729. All the palisade fencing must
be supplied as ‘new’ from the supplier and must be all erected/constructed on site. Where the
palisade fence meets the existing double palisade gates, then the fence must be fish-plated
permanently to the existing galvanised posts. The foot of the fence is to be excavated and left
tidy.
2. Approximately 390 metres of 2 metre high palisade fencing `W` section with Tri-Point tops. Posts
to be a minimum of 100 x 55 x 6.72kg/m RSJ and fitted at 2.75 centres at no less than 600mm
deep and concreted. Horizontal rails to be a minimum of 45 x 45 x 6 RSA and have 2 per bay,
fish-plated together using minimum 100 x 30 x 6 flat plates. Pales to be 1.95m high, ‘W’ section
with tri-point splayed tops, minimum of 2.5mm thick and can consist of 17 pales per bay. Fixings
to be a minimum of M8 or M10 saddle head bolts and M8 cone (‘snap-off’) nuts. All items used to
construct the palisade fence must be hot dip galvanised to BS729. All the palisade fencing must
be supplied as ‘new’ from the supplier and must be all erected/constructed on site. Where the
palisade fence meets the existing double palisade gates, then the fence must be fish-plated
permanently to the existing galvanised posts. The foot of the fence is to be excavated and left
tidy.
(Any questions in relation to the specification should be discussed with the Town Clerk or Office
Manager at Hemsworth Town Council on 01977 617617.)
SCHEDULE OF PRICES
I/We the undersigned hereby offer to provide the goods and/or services described or referred to in the
invitation to quote documentation for the following costs, exclusive of value added tax:
(all costs to be
quoted in pounds
sterling
and
exclusive
of
V.A.T.)
Supply & Erect Fencing
Springfield Allotment Site
UNIT COST (excl
V.A.T)
£:p
1.
£
2.
£
TOTAL COST OF Supplying & Erecting Fencing
£
:
The above costs must include all travelling/subsistence expenses applicable to this contract.
i)
Settlement Terms
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ii)
Delivery period from receipt of order
iii)
V.A.T. _________________ % - Vat No. __________________________
_______________ days
I/We hereby offer to supply goods and/or services as specified in the Price Schedule in accordance with the
Council’s Conditions of Contract and/or Special Conditions contained in this enquiry. All costs associated
with the delivery of this contract are detailed above and will remain fixed for the contract duration.
Signed
Name (Block Capitals)
Designation
For and on behalf of
Address
Telephone No.