Issue - decisions

It was AGREED that following a competitive tender exercise a contract be awarded for main construction works at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School to EW Beard Ltd.

It was AGREED that following a competitive tender exercise contract be awarded for main construction works at Worplesdon Primary School to the contractor identified in paragraph 2 of the Contract Award Report.

It was AGREED that following a competitive tender exercise contract be awarded for main construction works at Connaught Junior School to the contractor identified in paragraph 2 of the Contract Award Report.

It was AGREED that following a competitive tender exercise contract be awarded for main construction works at St Alban’s Primary School to the contractor identified in paragraph 2 of the Contract Award Report.

It was AGREED that following a competitive tender exercise contract be awarded for main construction works at Ashford Park Primary School to the contractor identified in paragraph 2 of the Contract Award Report.

It was AGREED that following a competitive tender exercise contract be awarded for main construction works at Sunnydown SEN Boys School to the contractor identified in paragraph 5 of the Contract Award Report.

Following a competitive tendering exercise a contract be awarded to a contractor identified in the contract award report.

It was AGREED that following a competitive tendering exercise using the BuildSurrey portal, a contract be awarded for the 2013/14 schools capital construction project at Holmesdale to the contractor identified in paragraph 9 of the Contract Award report.

·        That authority to award future construction contracts above £500,000 in value, where a competitive tender procedure has been followed through the BuildSurrey portal, be delegated to the Chief Property Officer in consultation with the Head of Procurement, Cabinet Member for Assets and Regeneration Programmes, Cabinet Member for Business Services, Cabinet Member for Schools and Learning, the Leader of the Council and Section 151 Officer.

·        That authorisation obtained under the above delegation be formally minuted with the Section 151 Officer retaining the paperwork.

Reason for decisions

The agreed delegation ensures that the limited delivery timescales of some 30 School Basic Needs projects are met. The school projects totalling approximately £50m over the next two years, and other non-schools capital works up to £10m in aggregate will be tendered through the BuildSurrey portal. This will ensure that as much of the over £60m of construction works as possible will be delivered directly through Surrey based contractors.

The delegation is in line with the principles established under previous arrangements.  The consultation and decision recording requirements of the delegation will provide an appropriate governance structure.

[The decisions on this item can be called in by the Council Overview & Scrutiny Committee]