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Tywi Gateway Trust - Contract 3) Historic Landscape Restoration Works
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This invitation to tender sets out the requirements for tender and the appointment of a Contractor at the Bishop’s Park, Old Bishop’s Palace, Abergwili, Carmarthenshire, SA31 2JG (NGR SN441209) for Contract 3) Landscaping Works and is prepared by the Tywi Gateway Trust (the Client) in association with TACP Landscape Architects and Acanthus Holden Architects.The works in this contract will include the following:-a)Restoring the 19th century historic circuits of parkland paths with surfaces which will make them accessible to all including wheelchairs.b)Improved management of the central lawn area to make it usable for events and activitiesc)The creation of a new fully accessible path circuit around the Great Meadow, with views of the Bishop’s Pond, linked to paths in the park.d)Initial ground preparation associated with the creation of a woodland garden area.e)Initial ground preparation associated with the creation of a reinterpretation of Bishop Jenkinson’s historic circular flower and rose gardens between the main car park and museum building.f)Installation of seating.Situated in the settlement of Abergwili, immediately to the east of Carmarthen, the Bishop’s Park lies directly to the south of the A40 trunk road and comprises part of the original grounds of the Old Palace of the Bishops of St Davids. On the site of a college established by Bishop Beck in the 1280s the Bishop’s Palace was the episcopal residence from the 16th century through to its vacation by the Bishops in 1974. The Old Palace and the formal gardens were bought by Carmarthenshire County Council to house the County museum and the grounds were opened as a public park.The Old Bishop’s Palace grounds are a grade II registered landscape on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales (PGW (Dy)59(CAM) and incorporate an important collection of historic garden structures, buildings and plantings.The Trust’s principal activity, in the first instance, is the delivery of the National Lottery Heritage Fund supported Tywi Gateway Project. This project will conserve, restore and re-invigorate the nationally important Bishop’s Park and Old Bishop’s Palace outbuildings, working with the local community and project collaborators Carmarthenshire County Council and the Representative Body of the Church in Wales to create an education and interpretation centre and café, providing opportunities for sustainable income streams to support the long-term management and maintenance of the site.
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45432112 - Laying of paving
45112712 - Landscaping work for gardens
45233160 - Paths and other metalled surfaces
45112711 - Landscaping work for parks
45342000 - Erection of fencing
Keywords
fence erection
park landscaping
garden shaping
park design groundwork
surfaced footpath build
garden landscaping
pedestrian paving works
stone paving fitting
paving laying work
chain-link fencing works
anti-intrusion fencing
park installation
private garden layout
public park creation
communal path erection
garden bed preparation
decorative garden work
surfaced route build
landscape park prep
mesh fence fitting
rural path construction
perimeter fence setup
urban park landscaping
boundary fence assembly
metalled path work
amenities landscaping
palisade fence erection
residential garden work
horticultural landscaping
security fence installation
recreational area landscaping
acoustic barrier installation
stone-surface pedestrian path
recreational path surfacing
paved walkway construction
gravelled surface installation
timber fence construction
hardscape paving installation
metalled cycle/foot corridor
outdoor paving installation
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