Improvement Works to Properties 9,10 and 11 St Mary’s Terrace and Old Council Depot, Athlone, Co.Westmeath

Westmeath County Council (WCC) is progressing external improvement works to houses 9, 10 and 11 St Mary’s Terrace, Athlone County Westmeath with the intention of making these buildings safe and improve the aesthetic impact of the houses on the surrounding streetscape. The works will involve the removal of fire damaged roofs of houses 9 and 10 including asbestos slates and roof timbers. The damaged sections of the roof of house no. 11 are to be reinstated to make it weatherproof and prevent further deterioration of the house in the medium term. All windows and doors of the 3 no houses to be blocked up as detailed. All rubbish is to be removed from the external lower ground level areas front, back and side of the three houses. Consideration is to be given to the presence of Japanese Knotweed to the back of the properties and while not part of these works an exclusion zone will be required to be set up to exclude access to this area. As these houses are in a residential area safe access is to be maintained to neighboring properties throughout the duration of the works. WCC is also progressing the fitting of a new palisade gate and fence section to the yard of the old Council Depot at Loughanaskin, Athlone, Co. Westmeath and the general cleanup of the yard to the front of the building. The gate and fence section will be required to match the existing palisade gate. Some remedial work is required to the locking bolt of the existing gate to leave it in good working order. The front yard is to be cleaned of all debris and vegetation to leave in a condition suitable for follow on works. This invitation to tender is only applicable to the removal of asbestos, remedial works and general clean up to houses 9 to 11 St Mary’s Terrace and provision of gate and clean up to the Old Council Depot, Loughanaskin, Athlone, County Westmeath as detailed in this scope of works document , shown on the drawings and itemized within the accompanying pricing document.