Decision Maker: Assistant Director for Housing
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
It is recommended that the Assistant Director
of Housing approves a waiver by waiving off CSO 8.03 and an
approval of the waiver and award in accordance with CSO’s
10.01.1b and 9.07.1(c) and award a contract for Civil and
Structural Engineering services for the Mallard Place project to
RIBA Stage 3 and build contract preparation for a fee of
£159,150 (excluding VAT).
The direct award of Civic Engineers Limited to
RIBA Stage 3 and preparation of the build contract tender will
ensure a timely delivery of design and development of Mallard Place
to be able to claim GLA SOS grant by March 2026. Civic Engineers
have a detailed knowledge of the project and Haringey requirements.
The site is within an area safeguarded for development of the
Crossrail 2 tunnels and so a key aspect of the engineering work
will be understanding this in greater detail and working out how to
construct tall building with this imposed constraint. Civic
Engineers are also working with London Borough of Hackney at the
moment on the same issue so are very familiar with the process,
which greatly assists in achieving the grant SOS claim deadline of
March 2026.
Civic Engineers direct award and planned start in providing Civil
and Structural Engineering services on the project in
October/November 2024, will be crucial in helping to achieve
Haringey’s commitment to build 3000 Council homes by 2031,
with Levitt Bernstein’s initial feasibility indicating that
155+ homes can be delivered on the sites Block D and Mallard
Place.
It is key to appoint Civic Engineers Limited on to the project asap
as there will be an urgent requirement for structural, drainage
& attenuation design as well as foundation design which will
feed into the Architect’s drawings and help us meet the March
2026 deadline for a SOS grant claim.
The Council could decide not to procure these
services or direct award this contract to Civic Engineers Limited.
This option is not recommended as it would impact the delivery
timescales of design, a future planning submission and award of
build contract by March 2026. If the March 2026 date is not
achieved, this would ultimately impact the Council’s Housing
Delivery programme aspirations of providing much-needed new Council
homes, with potentially 155 homes not delivered
Publication date: 26/11/2024
Date of decision: 21/11/2024