Decision

(1)     That approval be given to draw down the offer of £2.1m of Capital Grant Funding from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities (DLUHC);

(2)     Approval be given to enter into the following new contracts to deliver the works as part of the grant funding:

·      Internal environmental monitoring;

·      Specialist expert intervention to eradicate damp and mould;

·      Replacement soil stacks;

·      Installation of ventilation and heat recovery.

(3)     That delegated authority be given to the Interim Head of Contract Procurement, in consultation with the Interim Director of Housing, Interim Section 151 Officer and Assistant Director for Legal and Assurance to make amendments and changes to the extensions and / or processes described in this report in order to give effect to the decisions at (2);

(4)     That the Interim Director of Housing, in consultation with the Interim Section 151 Officer, be authorised to prepare tendering documentation and to procure one or more contractors, in accordance with The Public Contract Regulations 2015 and the Council’s Procurement and Contract Procedure Rules, to work on behalf of the Council, to undertake work to resolve damp and mould related issues in our Housing stock;

(5)     That the Interim Director of Housing be authorised to award the contracts, as referred to in (4), to the successful contractor(s);

(6)     That the Assistant Director for Legal and Assurance be authorised to enter into or execute under seal any documentation in relation to the award of the contracts;

(7)     That any necessary exemption be made to the Council’s Procurement and Contract Procedure Rules to enable the course of action referred to in (2) and (4) to proceed.