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Broad Street Head Offices
April 1932
(pages 192 to 213)
 
SMITH AND FOUNDER.
CONSTRUCTIONAL STEELWORK, ROD REINFORCEMENT,
STRONG ROOM REINFORCEMENT, HANDRAILS, CATLADDERS, GRATINGS, WINDOWS, GRILLES, STRONG ROOM DOORS, BALUSTRADES, PATENT GLAZING, ETC.
SMITH AND FOUNDER.
 
All steelwork to be of British manufacture and to include one coat of paint before erection.
 
The iron castings to be cleanly finished free from sand holes, and other blemishes and of approved manufacture.
 
The wrot iron in Smith's work to be of the best quality wrot in a sound and workmanlike manner and when fixed must be free from defects.
 
All bolts to be complete with necessary nuts and washers and to be dipped in boiling oil before use.
 
No metal windows to be fixed until the carcase of the building is complete.
 
The steel framework of the building will be erected independently after the necessary foundations have been put in and no work must be proceeded with which will interfere with the speedy erection of the steel skeleton and until same has been lined up.
 
THE FOLLOWING IN MILD STEEL REINFORCEMENT RODS, hooked at ends for connecting together and include for all cutting, bending and fixing in position, embedding in concrete and for wire and wiring together in shuttering etc.
 
Cwts
86        Weight In steel rods in concrete stancheon bases.
2                "      In ½" ditto in base under stone columns.
102           "      In ¾" ditto in concrete foundations at 6" centres and 3" from bottom of concrete in continuous lengths
 
THE FOLLOWING TO BE B. R. C. STEEL REINFORCEMENT fabric of the strength stated and to include embedding in concrete (elsewhere measured) and for bending, laps, wiring together o steel etc., and for all square cutting and waste (measured net no allowance for laps and waste).
 
Yards
14          No. 9. Fabric in concrete flat at First floor level
6            No. 9.   Ditto in do.    at Second floor level
57          No. 7.   Ditto in concrete landings at various levels
5            No. 7.   Ditto in sloping concrete under steps over Basement
112        No. 14. W.  Ditto in concrete casing to steel joists at various levels
 
STRONG ROOM REINFORCEMENT TO SAFE DEPOSIT, CASH ROOM AND SECURITIES ROOM.
 
Add for attendance and facilities as described in General Preliminaries to Specialist in fixing the following:-
132 Yards super. Reinforcement to walls with all spacing and stiffening bars total thickness 12"
280 Yards Super. Ditto   do.  with   do.   total thickness 17"
87 Yards Super.   Ditto  to floors with do. total thickness 6"
405 Yards Super.  Ditto  do.  with  do.  total thickness 12"
500 Yards Super.  Ditto  to Suspended Roof over with do.  total thickness 12"
 
WROT IRON HANDRAIL.
All Galvanised.
 
WROT IRON CAT LADDERS ETC. all galvanised.
THE FOLLOWING LADDERS TO BE 15" wide with 5/8" diameter
rungs at 10" centres and 2" x  ½" strings
and 2 ½" x ¾" stays to wall at 4' 0" centres
all riveted together, fixed vertically to
walls and ends bent flat and holed for bolt
(cutting and pinning ends elsewhere measured):-
Number
    1        Ladder lower end resting on flat roof and upper turned over parapet to form guard rail and resting on higher flat 15' 0" total girth
    1        Ditto   do.  20' 0"   do.
    1        Ditto   do.  12' 0"   do.  but upper end turned into wall
 
THE FOLLOWING LADDERS ARE SIMILAR IN EVERY RESPECT
but with rungs at 18" centres and are to be
placed in vertical pipe duct 5' 6" x 1' 9" x 48' 0"
high with access only at top or bottom:-
Number
    4        Ladder both ends turned into wall 17' 0" total girth
    2        Ditto    lower end turned into wall and upper end turned over parapet to form guard rail and resting on flat 25' 0" total girth
    4        Perforated landing 3' 0" x 1' 9" - ½" thick holed for and with bolts and bolts to steel joists
    8        5" x 3" Steel joists 3' 0" long, holed for bolts at various levels
 
SUNDRIES - FIX ONLY
Unload, unpack, return empties, store, protect,
assemble, hoist and fix only the following,
cut and pin brackets etc., as required and make all good:-
Number
    1          Fireproof door 5' 0" x 7' 6" with guides, weights, fuses, etc.
 
STRONG ROOM STEEL DOORS AND FRAMES.
 
Add for attendance and facilities as described in General Preliminaries to Specialist in fixing the following:-
Number
    1        Door 2' 8" x 2' 8" and frame weighing 10-cwts.
    1        Ditto  2' 8" x 2' 8" and      do.      do.     30-cwts.
    3        Door 3' 0" x 6' 6" and frame weighing 25 cwts. each
    1        Ditto 2' 9" x 6' 3" and       do.      do.     45 cwts.
    2        Ditto 3' 0" x 6' 4" and       do.      do.     90 cwts. each
 
Add for attendance and facilities as described in General Preliminaries to Specialist in fixing the following, and in addition for unloading, storing, protecting, hoisting into position, cutting all mortices, etc., as required and making good after.
Number
    6        Bronze Grilles to Windows 5' 4" x 3' 4"
    4        Bronze Grilles to Radiator Recesses 4' 0" x 1' 3"
    2                                  Ditto                              4' 0" x 2' 6"
    2        Bronze Lamps to Loggia
    1        Pair Bronze Folding Doors to Balcony 4' 6" x 7' 6"
    10      Pair Bronze Folding Doors and Grilles to Banking Hall 6' 6" x 10' 6"
    8        Ornamental Grilles to Banking Hall 1' 4" x 5' 6"
    6                    Ditto          do.                        6' 6" x 10' 6"
    1        Pair Bronze Vestibule Doors in two leaves 7' 9" x 9' 0" with frame transome and architrave
 
PATENT GLAZING.
Number
    1        Lean-to roof   53' 0" x 5' 0" with gutter
    1        Ditto                66' 0" x 9' 0" with ditto
    1        Ridged roof   47' 0" x 31' 0" span with gutters on both eaves
 
BUILDERS WORK.
Feet
  66        Bed in cement 12" x 6" wall gutter
  53        Ditto 9" x 6" ditto 6" wide on wall including cutting chase 1½" wide on parapet wall behind for same
 100       Ditto 12" x 6" ditto on concrete beam and against wall
Number
    1        Cut hole through patent glazing for 2" pipe passing through and flash around with 4-lbs. lead
    2        Ditto    ditto    for 4" pipe ditto    and    ditto
 
BALUSTRADES.
Number
    2        Balustrades to stairs from Ground floor to Second floor each 54' 0" Run
    1               Ditto     to     ditto from Basement to Ground floor 18' 0" Run
    2               Ditto     to     ditto from Basement to Second floor each 84' 0" Run
 
 
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