Roofing and External Works - Old Priory, Leominster

Leominster Town Council is inviting Tenders for the provision of roofing, rainwater goods and external works at the Old Priory, Leominster, HR6 8EQ.

The work will include:-

Roof repairs - (areas in green on supplied site plan)

• stripping back of roof, removal of asbestos tiles and appropriate disposal.
• preservation of as many existing welsh tiles as possible, inspection of roofing timbers.
• Re-roofing to use batons, F1 bat friendly felt, adequate roof vents, replacement of existing welsh slates or new welsh slates as required, angle ridges, copper nails and use of code 5 lead for all required lead work.
• Replacement of timber fascias and soffits.

Roof areas for review - (areas in blue on supplied site plan).

• No repairs anticipated, but slates, soffits and fascias to be reviewed. (Any subsequent replacement work to be carried out to same specification as roofing repairs, but will be contracted separately).

Removal of porches on elevation 13.

• Removal of two porch structures to restore original frontage of building.
• Repointing work to be completed in lime mortar.

Readjustment of roofline - (area in pink on supplied site plan).

• Roofline to be adjusted to meet adjacent roofs and prevent water ingress.
• Use of new welsh slates, angle ridges, copper nails and use of code 5 lead for all leadwork.

Chimneys - (chimneys in yellow on supplied site plan).

• Chimneys to be assessed and rebuilt as required, reclaimed bricks to be used.
• Repointing; lime mortar repointing must be used on chimneys on all pre 20th century components.
• Rainwater caps and bird guards to be installed on all chimneys.

Rainwater goods

• All rainwater goods across all elevations to be removed, repaired and repainted in black. If replacements are required, renewals must be new cast iron in black

Scaffolding for all works has already been procured and is not required as part of this tender.

Full contract details and tender evaluation criteria are provided in the supplied RFT form.

Please note: the successful tenderer will act as Principal Contractor for the duration of the external works.

Tenderers are invited to inspect and examine the site and its surroundings before submitting their tenders

Interested parties are to complete sections 4-12 of the supplied RFT form and return their submission by Wednesday 24th July 2024 at 12 noon to: externalrenovations@leominstertowncouncil.gov.uk