Issue - meetings

[Report of the Director of Regeneration, Planning and Development. To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Children and Families.]To award a construction contract for condition related works to Muswell Hill Primary School.

The Cabinet Member for Corporate Resources introduced the report which sought approval to an award of contract for construction works to be undertaken on the Muswell Hill Primary school building as allowed under CSO9.07.1.d.

RESOLVED

1.    To approve the award of a contract to Kind Diamond Build Consortium for construction works on the Muswell Hill Primary School in the contract sum of £696,103.45.

2.    To approve the issuance of a Letter of Intent not exceeding £100,000 to allow the contractor to mobilise their resources whilst formal contracts are prepared and executed, ensuring the required start on site date can be met.

Reasons for decision

To award a contract which will enable the timely mobilisation and construction works to Muswell Hill Primary School which aims to address identified building condition issues.

Alternative options considered

A do nothing option was not considered appropriate. The construction works are required to address a number of identified issues within the existing buildings which will have a negative impact on educational provision, should they not be addressed.

Four contractors were invited to tender and therefore considered to undertake the required construction works. The tenderers proposals were evaluated using a 60% quality and 40% price weighting and on this basis the recommended contractor is deemed to be the most economically advantageous tender representing the best value option to deliver the required works.