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reserve if the preferred bidder’s contractual position deviates significantly from that tendered or if their bid is withdrawn;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)

Councillor Rabina Khan, Cabinet Member for Housing and Development, introduced the report. She welcomed the report stating that this was a development of 149 much needed affordable homes.

During discussion of the report she responded to questions agreeing that infrastructure was important to support new housing and that was programmed into the development project. She also responded to the Pre-Scrutiny question from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee explaining that the Best Value review had no impact as the Council was not disposing of the site.

Finally, she highlighted a small amendment to the report although stated that this did not change the report overall.

3.9 Original Financial Framework

3.10 Overall Evaluation Scores

The Mayor welcomed the report and agreed the recommendations as set out.

RESOLVED

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.