Tender: Internal and External Refurbishment Works – 1–10 Whipperley Court, Luton

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Refurbishment contractor needed to deliver internal and external communal refurbishment works at 1–6 and 7–10 Whipperley Court, Farley Hill, Luton LU1 5NT. The two-storey general needs residential blocks include council-owned and leasehold flats and works must be carried out in occupied premises with minimal disruption; the scope covers internal communal wall and ceiling repairs and decoration, cleaning/repair of floor finishes, installation of safety flooring and entrance matting, handrail preparation and painting, external wall and boundary wall works, DPC and brickwork repairs, roof tile and timber inspections/repairs, soffit and fascia replacement, chimney flashing repairs, gutter and downpipe replacement, fencing, pressure-washing of the rear garden tarmac area, window cill painting, construction of a bin-store hardstanding, planter repairs, replacement clothesline poles, air vents, communal loft hatch replacement and block/fire exit signage. The project aims to improve safety, appearance, durability and usability of communal internal and external areas, reduce defects and future reactive maintenance, and maintain compliance with relevant health, safety and building standards; key constraints include occupied dwellings, leaseholder notification requirements for flats 1, 4 and 10 (and other affected flats) before works commence, assumed asbestos in soffits and undercloak strips, scaffolding and working at height, restricted access with no landlord power or water supply, and the need to maintain front and rear ingress/egress throughout the works.