Great Western Coffee Shop

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"Great Western Railway"

"The Directors of this Company are prepared to receive TENDERS for the CONSTRUCTION of FOOT-BRIDGES over the Railway near Penygraig and at Melksham and Norton Fitzwarren Stations.

"Plans and Specifications may be seen and Forms of Tender and Bills of Quantities obtained at the Office of the Engineer at this Station between the housrs of 10.0 a.m. and 4.0 p.m.

"Tenders, addressed to the undersignder and marked outside "Tender for Footbridges" will be received on or before Tuesday, the 29th instant.

"The Directors do not bind themselves to accept the lowest or any Tender

G. K. MILLS, Secy.

Paddington Station, London, 11th May 1900. 7177

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Or if you want what OCR software gave me ...


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Contractors today complain about short turn-around times for tenders!

So in 3 weeks a contractor must get themselves to Paddington to spend time there looking at the drawings and obtain the Bill of Quantities and then put together a tender. If they miss something on the drawings they then have to go back to Paddington to have another look.

Not likely to favour a local contractor.