Purpose

This report seeks to revise the delegated
authority given to the Interim Corporate Director City Operations
to procure and award a construction contract for the accelerated
construction elements of the FCERM scheme.

Content

1)            
Cabinet agrees to increase the capital contribution
for the BHCC Phase 2 works from £6.515m to £11m for the
Brighton Marina to River Adur Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk
Management (FCERM) Scheme.

 

2)            
Cabinet agrees to release the unapproved sums -
allocated to the Scheme for the purposes of BHCC Phase 2 works and
contained within the forward capital plan - to approved
status. These sums are stated in Part
2

 

3)            
Cabinet agrees to authorise an open procurement
process to select a suitable and competent supplier to carry out
the BHCC Phase 2 construction works within the BHCC
area.

 

4)            
Cabinet delegates authority to the Corporate
Director City Operations to take all steps necessary to award a
suitable construction contract to the preferred bidder and enter
into the contract and any associated warranties /
documents.

 

5)            
Cabinet delegates authority to the Corporate
Director City Operations to take all steps necessary to act as Lead
Authority in project managing the Scheme on behalf of the
stakeholders and the Environment Agency. This includes providing a
loan to Shoreham Port Authority for the value of the works within
their area of circa £2.5m. This forms part of the overall
budget of £11m as stated in 2.1 above.