Cabinet is requested to adopt officer recommendations to appoint the preferred bidder for the delivery of the Watts Grove housing scheme and finalise the procurement process and contracts and grant delegated authority to Corporate Director, Development and Renewal and the Service Head – Legal services to enter into relevant contracts.

amendment

DECISION

1. To agree the selection of bidder 3 as the preferred bidder following the outcome of the tender evaluation process in October 2014; 

2. To authorise officers to nominate the second highest bidder as a reserve and to authorise the Corporate Director of Development and Renewal, to call upon this reserve if the preferred bidder’s contractual position deviates significantly from that tendered or if their bid is withdrawn;

3. To note that the tender evaluation in October 2014 has taken place prior to obtaining detailed planning approval, anticipated for December 2014;

4. To note that as a result of the timing of the planning application, provisional sums have been provided in the tenders for planning conditions which will be quantified with the preferred bidder following anticipated planning approval in December;

5. To authorise the Corporate Director, Development and Renewal, following consultation with the Service Head – Legal Services, to agree and enter into the terms and conditions of any agreements required to implement recommendation 1 (or recommendation 2 if so required) and progress the Watts Grove project;

6. To note that a capital estimate to the value of £26.33 million for the development of the Watts Grove Depot site has been incorporated within the Council’s capital programme;

7. To note the development is funded from £6.9m GLA funding and £19.43m of the council’s own resources and that a requirement of the GLA funding is that the scheme must start on site no later than March 2015;

8. To agree that the Watts Grove depot site will no longer be required for use as a depot by the Council, from the date on which it is vacated in accordance with the depot strategy.

9. To authorise the Corporate Director, Development and Renewal, following consultation with the Service Head – Legal Services, to appropriate the land for housing purposes.

Action by:

CORPORATE DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT AND RENEWAL (A. DALVI)

(Service Head, Corporate Property and Capital Delivery (A. Sutcliffe)