Issue - meetings

Environmental Services and Sustainability Portfolio

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To consider report HPS/16 of the Head of Major Projects & Commercial Services.

The Leader presented report HPS/16 of the Head of Major Projects and Commercial Services which sort approval to award the Civil Engineering and Minor Works Framework Contract following a comprehensive procurement process. The duration of the contract would be for an initial period of three years from 2^nd January 2019 until 1^st January 2022, with an option to extend the contract for up to a further two years until January 1^st 2024.

RESOLVED

That the Cabinet approves the appointment of Contractor ‘A’ for the Civil Engineering and Minor Works Framework Contract for an initial period of three years from 2^nd January 2019 until 1^st January 2022, and subject to performance review, with an option to extend the contract for up to a further two years until January 1^st 2024. The approval was subject to the mandatory standstill period.

Reasons for the Recommendations

This Framework contract has provided an efficient and effective mechanism to procure minor works for civil engineering and hard landscaping minor projects. Works procured and delivered via this mechanism in the current contract period have included cycle path improvements, K2 Crawley leisure centre car park improvements and Broadfield Barton environmental improvements.

The recommendation will enable such works to continue to be procured and delivered by this framework contract.