proposal that for all construction contracts over £300,000 contractors be required to register their sites with the Scheme

The Director of Technical Services explained how the Considerate Constructors Scheme worked and its benefits for clients. He recommended that contractors be required to register their sites with the Scheme on all construction projects with a value exceeding £300,000 procured by Wirral Council.

Resolved: That a clause be inserted in all construction contracts procured by the Council with an estimated capital value exceeding £300,000 that contractors be required to register their sites with the Considerate Constructors Scheme.