Purpose

The award of a contract for the refurbishment of the blocks on the streets listed below as part of the Council’s housing investment programme: Colville Road, MacGregor Road, Pembridge Crescent, Powis Square, Stanley Gardens, Tavistock Cresent.

Decision

The Lead Member has AGREED to:

1. Approve, subject to satisfactory completion of statutory consultation under section 20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 and associated regulations, approve the award of the call-off contract for the provision of External Cyclical Repair and Decoration Works to Tranche 2 Lot 12 Council Homes to Durkan Limited (Company No. 997195) for a period of approximately 65 weeks with an anticipated start date of February 2027 for a total contract value of £5,213,979.47, exclusive of VAT (£6,256,775.36 inclusive of VAT).
2. Approve, following consultation with the Executive Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods the endorsement of a waiver to depart from the Council’s Contract Regulations, as prior approval was not sought for the changed procurement strategy to undertake the new tender exercise with the revised budget allowance, under Lot 4 of the Project Union Framework (previously an open tender) as per sections 14 and 15 plus Table 2 Waiver Requirements of Council Contract Regulations, on the grounds set out in section 5 and section 6 of the report.
3. Approve the establishment of a project contingency sum, as outlined in exempt Appendix Four, that may be required for additional works that may become necessary and which are in scope of the contract’s variation provisions or other unanticipated costs, with such variations and the associated spend against the contingency to be approved by officers within the delegations set out in Housing Management’s Scheme of Delegation. Delegate authority to the Director of Housing Management to approve under Contract Regulations any variations to the contract that are out of scope of the contract’s variation provisions.
4. Delegate authority to the Director of Housing Management to approve additional project costs in any instances of unforeseen works or services that result in costs over and above the contract award sum and the project contingency sum. In such cases, a Delegated Authority Decision (DAD) report will be prepared for approval by the Director of Housing Management with legal and financial implications.