Agenda and draft minutes

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Noted.

To receive any apologies for absence.

None.

The Chair will consider the admission of any late items of Urgent Business.  (Late items will be considered under the agenda item where they appear.  New items will be dealt with under items 6 and 9 below).

None.

None.

Councillor Strickland considered the report which sought approval for the appointment of Engie LTF (formerly Keepmoat LTD) through the LHC framework (N7 – workstream three) for design and enabling works for a new district heating system on the Broadwater Farm estate.  Recent structural surveys had identified that 10 of the 12 blocks on the Broadwater Farm estate did not meet building regulations for Large Panel System (LPS) blocks using piped gas supplies.  An options appraisal concluded that a new district heating system was the most appropriate remedy.  The procurement would be a two stage process, and a further contract with firm costs for the remainder of the programme would be presented to Cabinet once full design had been concluded and priced.

RESOLVED that, pursuant to Contract Standing Order 16.02, the appointment of Engie LTD (formerly Keepmoat LTD) through the LHC framework (N7 – workstream three) for design and enabling works for a new district heating system on the Broadwater Farm estate be approved.

Reasons for decision

Homes for Haringey require specialist support to undertake the works outlined in this report.

Alternative options considered

Homes for Haringey could have run an open procurement process instead of using the LHC framework. This was discounted as the scope of works within the LHC framework met the requirements of the project and will enable works to start sooner.

Homes for Haringey could have delivered the project in-house. Homes for Haringey do not have the necessary skills in-house to make this option viable.

The ‘do nothing’ approach was discounted as the blocks do not meet building regulations and works are required to mitigate the risks identified.

To consider any items of urgent business as identified at item 3.

None.

Item 8 is likely to be subject to a motion to exclude the press and public be from the meeting as it contains exempt information as defined in Section 100a of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended by Section 12A of the Local Government Act 1985); paras 3 and 5.

N/A

To consider exempt information pertaining to item 5.

There was no exempt information.

To consider any items of exempt urgent business as identified at item 3

None.