Garden Bed 1 Condition

The contents of Garden Bed 1 were removed today (22 October 2020). The conditions initially discovered are:

• the contents included plants, soil and gravel;
• the walls appear to have a bitumen coating, and the base appears to have a rubbery mat;
• the garden bed is significantly deeper than the adjacent walkway;
• the base of the garden bed is relatively flat (i.e. no slope);
• there is a PVC drain that is slightly higher than the bed base;
• the irrigation supply line penetrates the base with no apparent seal; and
• the power supply to the light penetrates the base with no apparent seal.

​The condition of the underlying concrete slab could not yet be assessed.

Tomorrow, the SC will arrange for an electrician to isolate the light power supply, and for a plumber to cap the irrigation supply line.

This information will allow us to prepare tender specifications; and provides greater clarity to tendering builders. Over the next several weeks, a request for tender document will be prepared by Northern Beaches Consulting. And then, appropriated builders will be invited to tender garden bed repairs and other improvements to the entry walkway.