The Director of Law, HR and Asset Management reported that Schedule of Rates (SOR) contracts were maintained for day to day repairs to Council owned buildings and other works including adaptations for people with a disability. The contracts commenced in November and December 2006 for a three year period with the option to extend for a further one year based on performance.

The monitoring of contractor performance had been a key factor in the management of the new SOR arrangement and he proposed the implementation of the clause within the contracts to extend for an additional year with a completion date of 30 November 2010. However, the mechanical maintenance contract had been subject to a re-tendering exercise and was not subject to the request for a contract extension.

Resolved – That based on the outcomes and performance detailed in the report now submitted, the optional one year extension to the following Schedule of Rates contract tenders be approved –

·  Adaptations for the disabled  Northwest Construction UK Ltd

·  Curtain Walling  JPF Systems Ltd

·  Electrical Works  Cottrell Electrical Services Ltd

·  Flooring  Broadless Construction Ltd

·  General Building  Northwest Construction UK Ltd

·  Glazing  Wirral Partnership Homes

·  Roofing  MAC Roofing & Contracting Ltd