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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 |
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| 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. |
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