| AdminHistory | Landscape architects were part of Planning and Landscape, comprising a distinct section of the technical directorate. They planned environmental improvements and designed landscape to improve the quality of life in Livingston, such as the building of embankments along the M8 to reduce noise pollution. By the 1990s the Corporation was acting as a supervisory body whilst sending out specific contracts out to tender. |
| ScopeandContent | 95 files, including architects, administrative and engineering files:
1-5. Policy files.
6-17. Files on tips and tipping in the New Town.
18-29. Landscaping in residential areas.
30-44. Files on environmental improvements.
45-51. Almondvale landscaping.
52-67. Greenways landscaping.
68-85. Parks, leisure and recreational areas landscaping.
86-95. Factory projects and other landscaping files.
For the building of projects overseen by the Corporation, Architects' files can include architects' instructions, which comprise specifications and briefs for work to be done and materials to be used; correspondence and minutes of meetings with contractors relating to the work they have been employed for; copies of invoices, contracts, certificates of completion and other financial papers; extracts of Board minutes (relating to policy and approvals); internal memoranda on the project; maps and plans relating to area of work and any other papers as necessary.
Administration files can include: correspondence with contractors regarding the tendering process for specific jobs, and other administrative papers such as the provision of insurance documents or communications with interested parties (such as community groups or tenants). Administration files can also include policy related material, such as papers presented to Corporation Board Meetings for approval of policy, and the recording of decisions in extracts of board minutes.
Engineering files generally relate to the installation of services, such as sewers, manholes, gas, electricity and structural information on buildings. They can also include correspondence with statutory authorities (such as Lothian Regional Council, which was responsible for sewers); papers on costs and materials (quantity surveying); copies of architects' instructions, certificates of completions; maps/plans; invoices and other financial documentation and any other papers as necessary.
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