Volume Six - Pre-Victorian to the Present Day - Select Aspects - Reconstruction of Three Tips - 1912 - 17 . . .

Payments will be made at the rate of £12 per ton for material manufactured and fitted ready for final erection, as it is certified as having been so delivered at Penarth Dock, and a further £2 per ton will be paid when the Tip is erected, painted, tested and in working order. Upon the expiration of the six months, during which the Contractor is responsible for all failures, except through fair wear and tear as already stated, the balance of the Contract Sum less 2½ per cent. discount on the full Contract Sum, shall be paid upon the certificate of the Locomotive Superintendent that the tip is in every respect thoroughly satisfactory.

A priced invoice of each delivery, giving the weight, date and number of official order must be sent to the Accountant of the Company the same day as the goods are forwarded.

A monthly statement, shewing the dates and totals of invoices and including the last day of each month, is also to be sent to Mr. W. J. Bennett, Accountant of the Company, on the 1st of the month following.

The tender document ended with a list of Specifications and Testing applicable to the tips at Penarth Dock.