Issue - meetings

To consider a report which seeks approval to award the Early Contractor Involvement contract for the design and construction of the Crewe Green Link Road (South) scheme to the winning Tenderer.

Cabinet considered a report seeking approval to award the Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) Contract for the design and construction of the Crewe Green Link Road (South) scheme to the winning Tenderer following a fully compliant tender evaluation of all the bids.

The report also sought approval for the Council to `forward fund` the delivery of the link road in advance of the potential availability of developer (S106) contributions to the scheme to evidence the scheme’s viability through the imminent CPO public Inquiry.

RESOLVED

That

(1)  Tenderer 1 be confirmed as the winning Contractor for the Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) Contract for the design and construction of Crewe Green Link Road (South);

(2)  the ECI Contract between the Council and Tenderer 1 be formally entered into on the terms and conditions set out in the tender following completion of a ten working day statutory standstill period in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2006;

(3)  it be noted that this decision will permit Contract Award and Authority to Proceed with Phase 1 – ‘Design and development of Target Cost only;

(4)  the winning Contractor’s proposal to undertake some limited elements of the Detailed Design work as part of Phase 1 be approved and responsibility for Change Control be delegated to the Head of Environmental Protection and Enhancement in consultation with the Portfolio Holder;

(5)  the Council forward fund the anticipated but contingent maximum developer (S106) contributions to the scheme up to a value of £8.8M in order to meet the current programme as agreed with the DfT pursuant to their programme entry confirmation letter, dated December 2011;

(6)  it be noted that this decision does not include the funding required to deliver the spur roads off the central roundabout; and

(7)  authority to proceed from Phase 1 to Phase 2 (Scheme Detailed design and construction) and the submission of the final DfT Funding bid be subject to a future Cabinet decision when the Target Cost is known and the extent of developer residual funding is finally established.