Purpose

To request authority to award a contract to
carry out roof replacement works at Newfield Primary School and
Salusbury Primary School, and rainwater
good repair works at Harlesden Primary School.

Content

That the Director of Property and Assets:
 
i)            
Approves the award of contract for roof replacement works at
Newfield Primary School and Salusbury Primary School, and rainwater
good repair works at Harlesden Primary School for a period of six
weeks for the sum of £283,693.19 to Amber Construction
Services Ltd.

Reasons for the decision

The Council requires the provision of roof
replacement works at Newfield Primary School and Salusbury Primary School and rainwater good repair
works at Harlesden Primary School.
 
Council officers have undertaken a procurement
exercise using the LHC Frameworks Agreement for
Roofing Systems an Associated Works (the “Framework”), and identified Amber Construction Ltd as the contractor providing the
most economically advantageous offer in accordance with relevant
evaluation criteria and therefore recommend award of a contract for
roof replacement works at Newfield Primary School and Salusbury Primary School, and rainwater good repair
works at Harlesden Primary School(the “Contract”) to
this contractor.

Alternative options considered

Officers have considered whether the
roof replacement works at Newfield
Primary School and Salusbury Primary
School, and rainwater good repair works at Harlesden Primary
Schoolcan be provided by the
council itself but have concluded that roof replacement works at Newfield Primary School and
Salusbury Primary School, and rainwater
good repair works at Harlesden Primary Schoolis best provided by a contractor.
 
Officers have
reviewed a range of procurement options including conducting a
tender process but have concluded that the use of the Framework is
the most appropriate means of procuring a contractor given the
reduction in timescales, costs and resources involved.