Parks maintenance services

Description

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is looking to appoint suppliers to provide Grounds Maintenance services for Fort George. The general types of ground maintenance that HES will require is likely to include: the mowing of all lawns, semi-coarse grasslands, slopes, ramparts; trimming of all lawn edges; strimming around the bases of walls, trees and signs; the application of approved herbicides as and when specified; weed control of all footpaths, car park, road gutters and gravel areas; gardening duties are to be carried out on landscaped areas and will include the weeding, forking, pruning and the application of fertilisers as specified in the tender documentation; leaf and branch clearing duties may also be required. The contract is anticipated to commence on the 1.4.2016 and will finish on the 31.3.2018. There will be an option to extend for up to a further 2 years until 31.3.2020.