Decision details

Tender Report for Town Link Viaduct Refurbishment

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decisions:

A report by the Director of Law, HR and Asset Management informed the Cabinet of the nature of works proposed to refurbish the Town Link viaduct and that he had accepted a tender for the works under delegated authority.  The report also sought approval of technical variations to the contract in excess of 10% of the tender total and for the slippage of the available funding. 

 

RESOLVED:  That

 

(1)  the contents of this report and the nature of the works proposed be noted;

 

(2)  it be noted that the lowest tender in the sum of £483,915, submitted by Balvac Ltd, has been accepted by the Director of Law HR and Asset Management under delegated authority, pursuant to Contract Procedure Rule 14.4, which will be reported to the next meeting of the Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee;

 

(3)  approval be granted for the variation of the works pursuant to Contract Procedure Rule 16.2 in order to fully utilise the available DfT grant funding; and

 

(4)  approval be granted for the slippage in the Technical Services Capital Programme of £1,088,000, as described at paragraph 9.5 of the report, from 2010/11 to 2011/12 and that the £220,000 not required for this scheme be retained for other projects in the LTP Bridge Maintenance Programme.

Publication date: 06/06/2011

Date of decision: 02/06/2011

Decided at meeting: 02/06/2011 - Cabinet

Effective from: 14/06/2011

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