Agenda item

In line with Contract Standing Order (CSO) 16.02, this report sought approval from the Cabinet Member for Housing Services, Private Renters, and Planning to award a contract for the programme of Fire Safety Works and Communal Decorations to eight blocks on the Broadwater Farm Estate. These works were essential to ensure residential buildings adequately provided a suitable means of escape in the event of fire and separation between the dwellings and the communal areas.

These works included replacement of flat entrance doors, cross corridor and

stairwell doors and riser cupboard doors. Works would also include communal

decorations and replacement of emergency lighting as and where required.

The cross-corridor doors also include for hold-open devices linked to individual detectors.

The Cabinet Member for Housing Services, Private Renters and Planning RESOLVED

In line with Contract Standing Order (CSO) 16.02, approved the award of contract to Tenderer A (as set out in Appendix A), from 23 October 2023 up to the end of December 2025, to a total value of £3.5m. This includes the end of the defects period of 12 months following practical completion of the works.

Delegated authority to the Operational Director of Housing and Building Safety, and the Project Director for Broadwater Farm Estate, in consultation with the Head of Finance, authorised and expend sums as set out within the exempt part of this report.

Delegated authority to the Operational Director of Housing and Building Safety in consultation with the Head of Finance, extended the contract period from 1 January up to the end of April 2026 if required. Page 9 Agenda Item 7 Page 2 of 8 3.4. The Cabinet Member for Housing Services, Private Renters, and Planning permitted the contractor to commence the works prior to issuing a formal contract. It was proposed that a Letter of Intent be issued to the contractor for a value of no more than £100k. The Letter of Intent would enable the contractor to place an order with their supply chain to enable the programme to be met.

Reasons for decision:

Haringey Council needed to ensure that residential buildings adequately resisted the spread of fire throughout communal areas. This would provide a protected means of escape in the event of a fire and would allow the safe evacuation of residents and safe access by the fire brigade.

These works had been identified through Fire Risk Assessments. The completion of these works would reduce the number of overdue actions and would improve fire compartmentalisation to the blocks on the Broadwater Farm Estate. The works would also ensure the blocks are compliant with the Fire Safety and Building Safety Regulations.

Alternative options considered:

Do nothing is not an option as they needed to comply with current fire safety regulations to ensure the safety of residents and visitors to the blocks on the Broadwater Farm Estate.

The option to include the fire safety works in the wider refurbishment programme was considered; however, it was felt that the works were urgent and essential, therefore delaying the recommendations of the fire risk assessments was not deemed a suitable viable option.

Consideration was also given to undertaking the fire safety works and defer the communal redecorations until the wider refurbishment works take place. It was felt that this approach would adversely impact upon the environment in which our residents live, as the communal areas would look and remain in a state of partial completion.