Issue - meetings

(Report of the Director of Corporate Resources): To seek approval to the renewal of the Purdey gas equipment maintenance contract for a period of twelve months.

We received a report seeking approval to renew the existing gas equipment maintenance contract for a period of twelve months.  The unforeseen circumstances required that this extension be activated whilst the long term maintenance strategy was in the process of being drawn up.

We noted that the extension did not incur an increased financial burden on the Council, and that in the opinion of Officers the current contractor was carrying out its duties well.  Officers assured Members that the Council’s proactive seeking of an extension to the contract was unlikely to incur a legal challenge.  Officers noted the comments of Members regarding forward planning to prevent a similar situation occurring in the future.

It was agreed that Members be provided with a list of contracts which were to be brought together under the long term maintenance strategy.

RESOLVED:

That approval be granted for a 12 months extension to the Purdy Contracts Ltd gas equipment maintenance contract (“the Purdy contract”) in respect of the Council’s operational buildings from 1^st April 2008.