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Salford City Council – Record of
Decision
 
I Councillor Youd, Lead Member
for Finance and Support Services and chairman of the Procurement
Board, in exercise of the powers contained within the
Council Constitution
do hereby approve:
 

·     
the variation of an extension of a contract that was
originally called off through the
STAR framework
3924: AGMA Civil & Structural
Engineering Professional Services for the
appointment of three project and programme managers to take a
client lead on grant funded infrastructure
projects. This will be for a period to 25.10.2024, as detailed in the
table below:
 
 
 
 

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Answers

Contract Reference

01846493

Title/Description of Contracted
Service/Supply/Project

Appointment of 3 project & programme
managers

Name of Contractor

AECOM Ltd.

Type of organisation

(to be supplied by Corporate
Procurement)

Private Limited Company

Status of Organisation

(to be supplied by Corporate
Procurement)

SME

Value of Contract Extension

£347,000

Per Annum (estimated average)

Existing Contract Term

01/11/2022

to

25/10/2023

Extension Period

30/10/2023

to

25/10/204

Contact Officer (Name &
number)

Perry Twigg – 07966 316309

Lead Service Group

Place

Funding Source

Grant

Ethical Contractor

Mayor’s Employment Charter
Committed to sign up to the Charter

?

 

Accredited Living Wage Employer

?

The reasons are:
 

Salford City Council’s Regeneration Team has successfully
made submissions for external funding for a range of infrastructure
projects through Growth Deal, the Greater
Manchester Mayor’s Cycling and Walking Challenge Fund (MCF),
Active Travel Fund (ATF) and City Region Sustainable Transport
Settlement (CRSTS).

 

The
City Council’s Regeneration Team has insufficient resource to
adequately prepare the necessary business cases, project manage
TfGM governance and the project procurement process associated with
the funding requirements.

 
Options considered and rejected were:
 

Consideration was given to seeking suitable resource from within
the Council’s technical services team.  However, this was discounted on the basis that
technical services already have inadequate resource to deliver
projects in their programme of work and are currently using
external consultants to support the delivery of the capital
programme. 

 
Assessment of risk:
 

The
significant risk is that without the extension of the resource, the
Council does not have the ability to progress/deliver the
infrastructure projects against which it has already secured
funding. 

 
The source of funding is:
 

·        
The City Council will cash flow the costs and claim
in arrears, on a staged basis, from the grant
funding body at the Greater Manchester Combined Authority
(GMCA).
 
Legal advice obtained from Tony Hatton –
31/07/2023
 
Financial advice obtained from Grace Rogerson –
Senior Accountant – 26/07/2023
 
Procurement advice obtained from Christine
Flisk – 26/07/2023
 
HR advice obtained from Steve Hulme,
Strategic HR Manager – 31/07/2023
 
Climate change implications obtained from Mike Hemingway,
Principal Officer Climate Change – 31/07/2023
 
Documents used:
The following documents have
been used to assist the decision process:
·     
Report of the Executive Director for Place 23 August
2023 – Approval for the
further extension of Salford City Council
Contracts that were originally called offthrough the STAR framework
3924: AGMA Civil & Structural
EngineeringProfessional Services for the
appointment of 3 project and programme managers to take a client
lead on grant funded infrastructure projects.
 
Contact details:
Contact Officer: Perry Twigg         
Telephone number:07966 316309
 
Please delete from the bullets
below any which are not relevant:
·     
This matter is not subject to consideration by
another Lead Member.
·     
The appropriate Scrutiny Committee to call-in the
decision is the Growth and Prosperity Panel.
 
 

Signed:      Cllr Youd           Dated:   23 August
2023.
           
    Lead Member
 

FOR DEMOCRATIC SERVICES USE
ONLY
 
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This decision was published on 25 August 2023
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This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on 4 September 2023
unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.