Purpose

To consider approving the award of the
Highways Infrastructure Term Services Contract.

Content

1.         That the
public and press be excluded from the meeting by virtue of
Paragraph 3 (Information likely to Reveal the Financial or Business
Affairs of the Authority) of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local
Government Act 1972, when the meeting considers exempt Annexes A
and C to the report.

2.         That the
contract, with an initial term of eight years (with an option for
the Council to extend the term for two further periods of two years
each) be awarded to the tenderer who scored the highest in
accordance with the Most Advantageous Tender evaluation identified
in exempt Annex A.

3.         That
authority be delegated to the Director of Environment and Property
to make any necessary decisions of a non-material nature and within
any legal constraints permitted under the procurement process that
has been followed to facilitate the execution of the contract and
to finalise arrangements for mobilisation of the
services.

4.         That any
recommendation to enact the available extensions within the
contract be subsequently agreed by the relevant Cabinet member in
sufficient time to allow for continued service delivery.