Agenda item 9.1: Investing in our Borough
NOTED: that the Leader of the Council had delegated to the Cabinet the power to make the decisions set out below:
RESOLVED to note:
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The contracts over £500,000 in value anticipated to be awarded by the nominated Cabinet Member, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and Treasury or, where the nominated Cabinet Member is the Cabinet Member for Finance and Treasury, in consultation with the Leader.
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The list of delegated award decisions made by the Director of Strategy Communities and Commissioning between 18/02/2016 - 23/03/2016.
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Contract awards recommended to the Cabinet for approval which are the subject of a separate agenda item and referenced in section 4.3 of the report.
Agenda Item 9.3: 2016 School Expansion Programme - Construction Works
NOTED: that the Leader of the Council had delegated to the Cabinet the power to make the decisions set out below:
RESOLVED to:
1.1 to note that in order to effectively deliver the 2016 Schools Expansion Programme the Leader of the Council has agreed the following delegations associated with the award of contracts to Willmott Dixon Construction Ltd as part of the 2016 Programme (Ref: 27/16/LR):
1.1.1 In respect of subsequent associated contracts valued above £500,000 up to the value of £5m authority to award is delegated to the Executive Director Place, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Learning and the Cabinet Member for Finance and Treasury;
1.1.2 In respect of subsequent associated contracts valued above £5m authority to award is delegated to the Assistant Chief Executive Corporate Resources and Section 151 Officer, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Learning and the Cabinet Member for Finance and Treasury;
1.1.3 That the above delegations include any subsequent contract approvals and decisions relating to:
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the Main Build NEC3 Contract;
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associated Enabling Works Contracts;
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associated provision of Temporary Classroom facilities;
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and any early orders which may be necessary to secure factory slots
Subject to the decision maker being satisfied that the council has received satisfactory proposals from Willmott Dixon Construction Ltd of Time, Cost and Quality.
That any awards made under these delegations will be reported within the Investing in Our Borough report at the Cabinet meeting following any award.
1.2 To note that contract awards anticipated under these delegations and associated with the 2016 Schools Expansion Programme are expected not to exceed a maximum value of £35.015m. This total potential commitment of £35.015m represents the construction budgets allocated from the overall 2016 Schools Expansion Budget of £41.475m.
Agenda Item 9.4: 2017 School Expansion Programme - Construction Works
NOTED: that the Leader of the Council had delegated to the Cabinet the power to make the decisions set out below:
RESOLVED to:
1.1 To note that the Director of Strategy, Communities and Commissioning (SCC) has approved the award of Pre-Construction Services Agreements (PCSA) including associated surveys for the Primary Schools Expansion Projects at:
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Oasis Academy Byron Primary School at a contract sum of £309,842
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Smitham Primary School at a contract sum of £310,092
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St Nicholas SEN Primary School at a contract sum of £331,371 to the Contractor detailed in the associated Part B report for the total contract sum of £951,305.
1.2 To note that in order to effectively deliver the 2017 Schools Expansion Programme the Leader of the Council has agreed the following delegations associated with the award of contracts as part of the 2017 Programme (Ref: 28/16/LR):
1.2.1 In respect of subsequent associated contracts valued above £500,000 up to the value of £5m authority to award is delegated to the Executive Director Place, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Learning and the Cabinet Member for Finance and Treasury;
1.2.2 In respect of subsequent associated contracts valued above £5m authority to award is delegated to the Assistant Chief Executive Corporate Resources and Section 151 Officer, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Learning and the Cabinet Member for Finance and Treasury;
1.2.3 That the above delegations include any subsequent contract approvals and decisions relating to:
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the Main Build NEC3 Contract;
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associated Enabling Works Contracts;
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associated provision of Temporary Classroom facilities;
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and any early orders which may be necessary to secure factory slots
Subject to the decision maker being satisfied that the Council has received satisfactory proposals of Time, Cost and Quality.
That any awards made under these delegations will be reported within the Investing in Our Borough report at the Cabinet meeting following any award.
1.3 To note that contract awards anticipated under these delegations and associated with the 2017 Schools Expansion Programme are expected not to exceed a maximum value of £18.469m. This total potential commitment of £19.420m represents the construction budgets allocated from the overall 2017 Schools Expansion Budget of £22.068m.
Agenda Item 9.5: Variation to extend the contract for a managed service provider for temporary agency resources
NOTED: that the Leader of the Council had delegated to the Cabinet the power to make the decisions set out below:
RESOLVED:
1.1 to approve the variation of the Council's current managed service provider for agency staff contract with Comensura by way of extension of the contract for an initial period of 3 months with the option to extend up to a further 2 months from 9th July 2016.
1.2 to note that the value of the variation will be approximately £9 million.