Pest Control costs 2009-12
Breakdown of sightings of pests reported at Parliament Buildings in each of the last three years (2009/2010, 2010/11 and 2011/12 to date) in the table below.
DATE |
REASON FOR CALLOUT |
PEST LOCATED |
ACTION TAKEN |
12/06/2009 |
“Red spider mites” Room 418 |
Yes |
Area Treated with Insecticide |
17/08/2009 |
Possible rodent Room B15 |
No |
Bait boxes checked, Advised sealing cable runs |
24/08/2009 |
Possible rodent Room B15 |
No |
Bait boxes checked, Advised sealing cable runs |
10/09/2009 |
Possible wasp nest roof PB |
No |
No wasp nest found |
12/05/2010 |
Wasps reported Annexe C |
Yes |
Nest found and treated |
08/06/2010 |
Rat spotted Speakers Villa |
No |
Temp Exterior Bait Box placed |
15/07/2010 |
Wasp hive at Annexe C |
Yes |
Nest found and treated |
09/08/2010 |
Wasp hive at Annexe C |
Yes |
Nest found and treated |
08/12/2010 |
Bad smell reception Annexe C |
No |
Bait boxes checked |
10/11/2011 |
Bad smell slope |
No |
Bait boxes checked |
12/01/2012 |
Mice spotted at Slope |
No |
Bait boxes checked |
23/04/2012 |
Clean/repair Electrocute Fly Killer |
No |
Cleaned and re-lamped |
21/05/2012 |
Mice spotted at Reception |
No |
Bait boxes checked |
The Northern Ireland Assembly avails of the services of a framework contract to carryout Planned Preventative Maintenance, additional reactive maintenance and for call outs, when necessary. Included in this contract is the provision of a pest control company. Costs have been provided below for both the planned maintenance and reactive maintenance.
Planned Preventative Maintenance
DATE |
COST |
01 August 2009 |
£20.65 |
01 October 2009 |
£20.65 |
01 December 2009 |
£20.65 |
01 April 2010 |
£20.65 |
01 August 2010 |
£20.65 |
01 October 2010 |
£20.65 |
01 December 2010 |
£20.65 |
01 April 2011 |
£20.65 |
01 August 2011 |
£20.65 |
01 October 2011 |
£20.65 |
01 December 2011 |
£20.65 |
01 April 2012 |
£20.65 |
Total |
£247.80 |
Reactive Maintenance
DATE |
COST |
18th July 2009 |
£34.53 |
20 July 2009 |
£34.53 |
13 August 2009 |
£90.00 |
19 August 2009 |
£60.00 |
12 January 2010 |
£34.54 |
14th May 2010 |
£35.26 |
23rd December 2011* |
£1,207.20 |
Total |
£1496.06 |
* On 23rd December 2011 a range of work was carried out in relation to preventing pests gaining access to certain areas such as the installation of netting.