We have now received all six tender responses from the contractors we submitted to. CSY have managed to make a summary table of the responses, showing the quote breakdowns “like-for-like”.
We have been in touch with our primary funders, Community Wind Power, as clearly, their view on choice of contractor and total cost is critical. Unfortunately, the contractor that built Abbey St Bathans’ hall, who were already well known to CWP, declined to submit tender for the project. However, we have plenty of other local contractors that come with recommendations from our architects and other sources!
The next stage then, is to decide on a first-choice contractor with input from CWP. We will then work with the chosen contractor to refine their quote to be as close as possible to exactly what we want for the final build.
A specialist asbestos handling company is booked to survey the existing hall at the end of this week. Getting this survey done now will speed the demolition along, no matter which contractor we go with in the end. If any asbestos is found, it will be safely removed by specialists.