Decision details

For the Director of Adult Social Care to approve a variation of contract to John Rowan Partnership (JRP) by £18,776 varying the contract sum from £99,497 to £118,273 as allowed under Haringey’s Contract Standing Orders (CSO’s) 18.03.3 and 2.05.1(n)

At the point of anticipated handover on the 21st of February 2025, the Mechanical Engineer employed by the Multi-Disciplinary Team (Ingleton Wood) identified issues with the fire dampers across the scheme. Fire dampers provide the integrity of the fire compartments where pipes enter floors and walls in protected corridors and their correct specification and installation are therefore a prerequisite to handover.
Following intrusive surveys which entailed the removal of completed areas of ceilings and walls it was established that the dampers were either incorrectly installed, missing or the damper type was not correct for purpose. Ingleton Wood have provided a design and specification for these additional works which have been priced by the Contractor Kind Diamond Consortium (KDC) and a programme provided to complete this and additional work requested by the Client including hand-dryers and zip taps in communal areas.
This has led to an increase in the scope of work that requires cost consultancy input and a delay to the completion programme.
It should also be noted that approval of this additional expenditure has been obtained via the Major Projects Change Control Board, Spend Board and the Cabinet Member Signing to uplift the scheme budget held on the 28th of May 2025.

The use of an alternative consultant to undertake these works was considered although due to the timescale for procurement and inherent knowledge of the scheme this was discounted.