Purpose

The CrossRail Phase 1 project has a spend deadline of
mid 2026 on its UK Government funding contribution of
£50m.
 
There is an urgent need to
procure a contractor to support the detailed design, costing and
construction of Cardiff CrossRail Phase
1A (City Centre-Cardiff Bay). As the funding owner, client and lead
delivery organisation, permission is required to launch this tender
process.
 
There are other key elements of
the project that also need to be progressed, they include
consultation, detailed design business case submissions.
 

Content

Appendix 1 of this report is not for publication as
it contains exempt information of the description in paragraph14
(Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any
particular person including the authority holding that information)
of Part 4 and satisfies the public interest test in paragraph 21
Part 5 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972
 
RESOLVED: that
 

1.          
the launch of an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI)
2 Stage Tender for Phase 1A of the CrossRail Project be
authorised.

 

2.          
authority be delegated to the Director of Planning,
Transport & Environment to award the Stage 1 ECI Design Phase
to the successful bidder using the evaluation criteria set out in
Paragraph 11 of this report.
 

3.          
It be noted that that Stage 2 of the ECI will be
subject to a future cabinet approval. This will be based on an
agreement of a target cost price following the Stage 1
process.

 

4.          
authority be delegated to Director of PTE (as Senior
Responsibly Owner (SRO) and Programme Board Chairperson) to move
forward with all consultation and engagement process associated
with the CrossRail Phase 1 Project.