Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Foreword; The concept of contract grounds maintenance; Political considerations; In support of the DLO; The training of gardeners; Some basic considerations; Gaining experience; A gradual transition; The role of the DLO; Preparing the ground; surveying; Landscape schedules; Landscape features; Recording the information; An ongoing process; Contractors; Type of work; Sources of contractors; Establishing the credibility; Trade information; Specifications (1); Content of the specification; Specifications (2); Structure and content; Writing the specification
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Aimed at those at the sharp end of contract grounds maintenance, this book will provide guidance for anyone unfamiliar with the process of contracting work out. Written in a clear and readable style and full of practical details it will be particularly valuable to local authorities who, from 1990 will be thrown into contractual maintenance and competitive tendering for the first time.
Contracts for work and labor-- Great Britain.
Grounds maintenance industry-- Law and legislation-- Great Britain.