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Grounds Maintenance

Grounds maintenance was an early form of FM contracting in the United Kingdom under the compulsory competitive tendering regime in local government.

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Grounds Maintenance (Area A): Questionnaire for Admission to the Select List of Approved Contractors
David Logan, 2002
Environment & Community Services, Bedford Borough Council
UK
 

Tender Business: Contracting of Grounds Maintenance in the City of Bendigo
Kwan, Ian with Domberger, Simon, 1995
(eds.) Domberger, Simon and Hall, Christine, The Contracting Casebook: Competitive Tendering in Action, Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service
A case study that examines the contracting of grass-cutting in Bendigo, rural Victoria, following the introduction of Compulsory Competitive Tendering. The contractor’s bid was estimated as providing a cost reduction of around 18%. The company was small and bid competitively, but made a loss due to drought, a risk the contractor was forced to accept.
Australia
 

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  Last Updated: 17 October 2008