Issue - meetings

(Report of the Director of the Children & Young People’s Service): To update Members on the additional work involved in re-tendering Heartlands High School and to seek approval for the additional resources required to manage the remaining future work of the BSF project.

The Committee received a report that provided an update on the additional work involved in re-tendering the Heartlands High School and that sought approval for the additional resources required to manage the reminding future work of the BSF project.   

It was noted that the additional resources requested did not represent a rise in the rate paid per hour; this was required due the level of work increasing. Existing contracts allowed for a 12% rise beyond the anticipated cost of the original contract and the report set out why the rationale for this.

The Chair noted the Chief Financial Officer’s comments, set out in the report, with respect to the proposed extension to the contract to include the ‘contract administration process’ and this point was acknowledged by officers.   

The Appendix to the interleaved report was the subject of a motion to exclude the press and public from the meeting as it contained exempt information relating to the business or financial affairs of any particular person.

RESOLVED:

1. That the additional cost incurred as a result of work required to re-tender for the Heartlands High School be noted

2. That, in accordance with Contract Standing Order 13.02, approval be granted to the scope and terms of the extension to contract for  the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) Project Management services with Mace for the remaining phase of the BSF programme as set out in the Appendix to the interleaved report.