Issue - meetings

This report sought approval from the Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning

to approve the appointment of the recommended contractor to complete

construction works of the schemes known as Topham Square Car Park N17. The contractor appointed to this site under separate contracts in August 2022

as main contractor and in July 2023 (Under a Construction Management

agreement) entered liquidation in December 2024. The Council had since

secured the site and conducted a competitive procurement process to identify

a suitably qualified contractor to complete the works.

In September 2024, residents were informed a new building contractor was

required to complete the final stages of the works on site and the Council were in

the process of identifying a new contractor and will update residents before any

further works resumed.

Recommendations

RESOLVED

The Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning was recommended to:

1. Approve the appointment of Contractor A, identified in the exempt part of the report, to undertake construction works to complete the schemes known as Topham Square Car Park N17.

2.Approve the total scheme costs set out in the exempt part of the report.

3. Approve to delegate to the Delivery Director authority to sign off any instructions that may be required to be discharged from the contingencies we are seeking approval for in this report.

Reasons for decision

Construction contracts for the separate developments known as Topham

Square Car Park N17 were approved by Cabinet Member signing in March

2022 and July 2023.

Following filing of voluntary liquidation by the original contractor, the Council

secured this site and released a competitive procurement opportunity on the

London Construction Programme Minor Works Dynamic Purchasing System

using the JCT Intermediate Building Contract 2016.

Contractor A had been identified by a formal tender process to undertake

these completion works.

This site would contribute to our commitment to build 3,000 new high-quality

council homes by 2031.

Alternative options considered

The Council could choose not to complete the construction of these

developments and either demolish the structures or sell the partially completed

sites on the open market. This option was rejected as it does not support the

Council’s commitment to delivering a new generation of Council homes and

would present a significant financial loss against investment to date.