The Deputy Chief Executive/Director of Corporate Services reported upon progress made to date with the Neighbourhood Facelift scheme involving properties situated in Craven Street, Paterson Street and parts of Claughton Road (nos. 228 to 282a) Birkenhead, and sought  approval of a tender for the implementation of Phase 2 of the scheme.

Resolved: That

(1)  the progress of the Facelift Scheme Phase 1 involving properties located in Craven Street and Claughton Road be noted and the implementation of Phase 2 of the Scheme set out in this report and Appendices A and B be approved; including the retention of the services of Regenda and Ainsley Gommon Architects in accordance with the Council’s Contract Procedure rules; and

(2)  the tender submitted by Bramall Construction Ltd for the sum of £1,600,966 be accepted for the works in Phase 2 following the tender process carried out in accordance with the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules.  This being in line with the decision of the Cabinet of the 1st November 2007 to use competitive tendering.