Further to the decision by Cabinet on 16th October 2008 to award the new Highway and Engineering Services contract to Colas Limited, the Director of Technical Services provided an update on the contract mobilisation process on the run-up to the 1st April 2009 contract commencement and sought Cabinet endorsement for the commencement of the new contract following the recent Gateway 4 Readiness for Service Review.

His report also sought Cabinet approval for exemption from Contracts Procedure Rule 19 ‘Procurement valued at less than £50,000.00’, to facilitate the use of the Engineering Workshop, by other Council Departments, as set out in paragraphs 3.4.5 and 3.4.6.

Resolved: That

(1)  the progress made in relation to contract mobilisation and the positive outcome of the recent Gateway 4 Readiness for Service Review be noted and on this basis the commencement of the new contract be endorsed; and

(2)  the use of the Engineering Workshop by other Council Departments, as proposed in paragraphs 3.4.5 and 3.4.6, be approved and the exemption from Contracts Procedure Rule 19 ‘Procurement valued at less than £50,000’ for this process up to a value of £30,000 and subject to client Departments being satisfied that value for money is being achieved, be approved.