Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were submitted by Councillors Adje and Hillman.

To seek Member agreement to award the framework contract for construction Main Contractors for projects valued at £3.8 million and over.

(Report of the Director of Finance – Agenda Item 4): 

Details of the evaluation criteria which were set out in Appendix A to the interleaved report were the subject of a motion to exclude the press and public from the meeting as they contained exempt information relating to terms proposed or to be proposed to the authority in the course of negotiations for a contract for the acquisition or disposal of property or the supply of goods and services.

We noted that the figure in paragraph 1.1 of the report should read £3.8 million and not £.8 million as shown.

Having noted that the proposed framework would provide a contractual mechanism for all Council Directorates to select Main Contractors without the need for further competition to be undertaken, we sought clarification of what safeguards against  corruption could be introduced. We were advised that a number of other local authorities had such frameworks in place we asked that they be contacted in this respect and that officers provide details of such safeguards to Members of our Committee. 

RESOLVED:

1.      That, in accordance with Contract Standing Order 11,  approval be granted to the award of the framework agreement contract for Main Contractors for projects of £3.8 million and over to the following contractors for a period of 2 years with an option to extend for a further period of 2 years –

Breyer                                            Jerram Falkus

Hutton                                            Higgins

Apollo London Ltd.                       Mansell          

Mulalley                                        Eugena

Willmott Dixon

2.      That approval be granted to the use of framework consultants as a first priority, eliminating the need to go out to tender, unless the framework contractors could be demonstrated not to be suitable.