The IHBC’s heritage business listing, HESPR – the Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition scheme – offers members weekly Bulletins that bring tender and other business opportunities together into one handy resource, and the Director’s top pick for NewsBlog readers this week features a call from Blackpool Council for a structural engineer to carry out work relating to the refurbishment of the Blackpool Tower Steel Structure, valued at £150,000-250,000 and closing 27 April.
IHBC Chair James Caird said: ‘Our weekly Bulletin of current tender notifications to HESPR members is an innovative service that supports commercial conservation businesses that work to the IHBC’s standards and expectations. These weekly selections offer the wider heritage world a regular insight into the conservation profession that we hope combine good news, sector profile and service inspiration all in one.’
Top tender pick of the week:
The IHBC Director’s top pick from the HESPR Bulletin for this week is a call from Blackpool Council relating to work on the refurbishment of the Blackpool Tower Steel Structure. The Council seeks ‘A Structural Engineering Consultant that will be able to carry out structural inspections and surveys of the existing steel structure, provide guidance and deliver works in relation to the listed and historic fabric. These services will range from advisory and feasibility work through to a full design and supervisory service. The contract of engagement will be the NEC3 professional services. To include: site visits to inspect the full tower via various access points every 6 months; yearly review of the Tower main legs using CCTV Cameras fed down the internal legs and via rope access; supervision of the works that were omitted from the original Blackpool Tower Painting contract and; identification of Future work required’. The call closes on 27 April is valued at £150,000-250,000.’
Find out more about this opportunity
For more on HESPR and how to become a HESPR member see hespr.ihbc.org.uk
For a free promotion of your tendering opportunities and work needs to the IHBC’s HESPR members, please send details and links to Joanna at contact@ihbc.org.uk, as soon as possible.
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