Issue - meetings

The Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Social Housing introduced a report regarding the appointment of the main contractor for the Gascoigne East Phase 2 development area to carry out the demolition works at the site.

The Cabinet Member explained that original plans to follow a competitive procurement route had been abandoned for several reasons, which included an increasing level of anti-social behaviour linked to the site and other considerations which impacted directly on the main contractor’s delivery arrangements.  

Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Waive the requirement to tender, in accordance with the Council’s Contract Rules, and agree that the Council proceeds with the direct award of a contract to Willmott Dixon Construction for the demolition phase of the Gascoigne East Phase 2 project in the total sum of £4,292,220, as set out in the report;

(ii)  Authorise the Director of Inclusive Growth, in consultation with Cabinet Members for Social Housing and Regeneration and Finance, Performance and Core Services, the Director of Law and Governance and the Chief Operating Officer, to award and enter into the contract with Willmott Dixon for the demolition works at Gascoigne East Phase 2; and

(iii)  Note that the financial and delivery details of the project were separately approved as part of the Investment and Acquisition Strategy report to Cabinet on 17 September 2019 (Minute 46).