Issue details

The report contains an Exempt Annex which is NOT FOR PUBLICATION in accordance with paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of Part 1 of the Local Government Act 1972 in that it contains information relating to financial and business affairs namely, details of the tender sums submitted.

The public interest test has been applied to the information that is contained in the Exempt Annex to this Decision Notice and it is considered that the need to retain the information as exempt outweighs the public interest in disclosing it because to disclose it could compromise the Council’s position in any future procurement for these works.

The Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Growth, Strategic Planning, Housing, Economic Development and Business Engagement is recommended to:

1. Enter into a contract with Ringway Infrastructure Services Limited, one of the contractors appointed to  the Midlands Highway Alliance (MHA) Medium Schemes Framework 1 Contract (MSF1) to construct Long Causeway Public Realm Improvements and Wentworth Street Public Realm Improvements for the Target Cost sum of up to £2,000,000 (“the Contract”); 

2. Authorise the Director of Growth and Regeneration, to vary this Contract when required, subject to; (i) available budget being in place; (ii) the total sum of each variation not exceeding £100,000; and (iii) the combined value of the Contract and any authorised variation(s) called off under the MSF1 do not exceed the total sum of £2,500,000. Contract variations in excess of £50,000 are to be made in consultation with the council’s Internal Audit and Finance Teams.

3. Authorise the Director of Growth and Regeneration, to vary the works scope of the Contract when required to cover other public realm works subject to the limits imposed by Item 2 above and with the approval of the Executive Director of Resources.