VPRS 12452 Tender Document

The Melbourne Public Library was governed at this time by a Board of Trustees responsible for the management and control of the Public Library, the National Museum, the Industrial and Technology Museum and the National Gallery. The plan for the buildings was that they would be constructed in stages as money became available. In 1868 the tenders for construction of the Great Hall were called for and this record would have been one of those forwarded to the Trustees.Although very ornate in presentation and with the extent of detail expected in a tender for a major public building, this document is incomplete. There are no signatures by clients indicating that this was not the successful tender. The calligraphy and detail drawings for the latter portion of the document are also incomplete.

彼时，墨尔本公共图书馆由托管人委员会（Board of Trustees）治理，该委员会负责管理与管控公共图书馆、国家博物馆、工业与技术博物馆以及国家美术馆。该建筑群的建设方案为：待资金到位后分阶段推进施工。1868年，大礼堂的建造工程启动招标流程，本记录应属于当时呈交至托管人委员会的投标文件之一。尽管该文件呈现形式极为华美，且涵盖了大型公共建筑投标文件应具备的全部细节，但整体仍不完整。文件中未出现委托方的签名，由此可推断该文件并非中标投标文件。文件后半部分的手写誊写与细节图纸同样存在缺失。