Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Corporate Manager for Property, Leisure and Climate Change reviewing the results of the tender for Beech Road, Tiverton and  seeking to award the JCT Design & Build 2016 Contract as amended

The Cabinet had before it a * report of the Corporate Manager for Property, Leisure and Climate Change reviewing the results of the tender for Beech Road, Tiverton and  seeking to award the JCT Design & Build 2016 Contract as amended.

The Cabinet Member for Housing and Property Services outlined the contents of the report stating that the recommendation was to provide 3 social rented houses on HRA land at Beech Road. He explained that further consultation should take place with the owners of neighbouring properties as the previous consultation had taken place some time ago.  He explained the tender process and highlighted that consideration had been given to quality as well as price in the scoring of the tenders received.

RESOLVED that:

The Deputy Chief Executive (S151) and the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Housing and Property Services be given delegated authority to award the contract for works required to provide three social rented houses at Beech Road in Tiverton, once consultation has been concluded to:

(i)   Contractor 2 under a JCT Design and Build Contract 2016 (as amended). 

  (ii)   To fund the balance of the development at £222k as detailed in paragraph

        5.8 of the report

(Proposed by Cllr R B Evans and seconded by Cllr C R Slade)

Reason for the decision - there was a need to confirm the award of the tender so that the specified work could be progressed and for the funding for the project be approved.

Note: *Report previously circulated, copy attached to minutes.