Issue - meetings

Received a report from the Corporate Director of Children’s Services concerning proposals to replace some of the accommodation currently used as classrooms at Cambell Infant School.

As more pupils enter the school system there is a need to procure new classrooms to replace the poor quality and borrowed accommodation.

Agreed, in order to assist the Council to achieve its Community Priority of ‘Inspired and Successful’ to

  (i)  Approve the procurement route as set out in the report at section 3 for the tendering of this project through a single stage design and build contract package utilising the Council’s construction framework;

  (ii)  Authorise the Corporate Director of Children’s Services to determine the detailed tender evaluation criteria prior to the commencement of the tender process, on the basis that the principle criteria is on a quality [40%] and price [60%] split;

  (iii)  In accordance with the constitution (Contract Rule 3.6) Cabinet Members for Finance and Human Resources and Education and Children’s Wellbeing to attend the subsequent evaluation and award of the contract process; and

  (iv)  Note the financial position as set out in the report.