Newcastle GOB – Courtyard Handrails, Stair & DDA Ramp Upgrade - 1100501

Ramp to Bull St- Demolition and Earthworks, including

Saw cutting to existing ramp and cathodic treatment to concealed reinforcement to ramp. Concrete reinforcement & carpentry. Installation of electrical lighting, balustrades, tactile ground surface indicators and landscaping. Stairs to Bull & Hall St- Removal of portions of existing balustrades and installation of new  balustrades, re-grouting to existing concrete stairs, carborundum treatment to edge of

each stair tread, installation of  tactile ground surface indicators, the treatment of patching existing pebble-crete

Courtyard Perimeter Handrails - Supply and installation of

stainless handrail fabricated from 50mm diameter pipe top rail and balusters/ 16mm diameter intermediate balusters at 100mm centres. All High Polish. Basement Carpark Ramp – Install Handrail, Tactile Ground Surface Indicators and saw cutting of  existing Concrete Hob. 

Newcastle Government Office Building is an occupied building requiring all noisy works to be completed outside of normal business hours

NSW Regions: Central West

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Please include the following documentation in your tender; 1. Relevant Experience (in similar projects), 2. Programme Schedule; (proposed for the project) & 3. OH&S Management (i.e. OHS Plans & relevant examples of Risk Assessments/ SWMS.

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Mandatory Pre-Tender Meeting
A compulsory pre -tender meeting will be held on site at  11.00am on Tuesday 5/04/2011, please contact Jason Elsley (Derive Design) to confirm your attendance, ring 0400 40 99 65.

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NON attendance will make responses invalid from non-attending companies.