Decision

1.   
That the progress made and the outcome of the contract refresh
procedure be noted.

 
2.   
That the proposed extension of the Highways Works contract with
Balfour Beatty, to increase the contract duration to the 31 March
2032 by offering an additional 6 year term on the revised terms
outlined within the report, be approved.
 
3.   
That the proposed extension of the Professional Services contract
with WSP, to increase the contract duration to the 31 March 2028 by
offering an additional 2 year term, be approved.
 
4.   
That authority be delegated to the Executive Director –
Place, in consultation with the Executive Councillor for Highways,
Transport and IT, to take all decisions and enter into all
documentation necessary to give effect to the extensions referred
to in paragraphs 2 and 3 above.
 
5.   
That the re-procurement of the Traffic Signals Contract to commence
on 1 April 2026, be approved.
 
6.   
That authority be delegated to the Executive Director –
Place, in consultation with the Executive Councillor for Highways,
Transport and IT, to take all decisions necessary to progress the
procurement of the replacement arrangements referred to in
paragraph 5 above, to include choice of procurement procedure,
scope of the services and the terms of all necessary legal
documentation and to approve the final form and the entering into
of all contracts and other legal documentation necessary to give
effect to the replacement contract.