Decision details

Award of Design and Build Contract

Exempt report of the Corporate Director (Housing and Communities) on the award of contract for this redevelopment.

(1)        The Decision Taken

RESOLVED:

(1)       An interim agreement was entered into with RG Carter Cambridge Limited for a period of up to 6 months to ensure continuity of the project.

(2)       Authority was delegated to the Corporate Director (Housing & Communities), in consultation with the Executive Member for Housing & Communities to award the construction contract to RG Carter Cambridge Limited.

(2)        Reasons for the Decision

On 5 August 2014 Cabinet agreed to the establishment of a Member Procurement Board to oversee the selection of construction companies within the Affordable Housing Programme (AHP).

On 6 November 2018 Cabinet agreed the recommendations set out in a report outlining the redevelopment proposals for Minster Close, Hatfield. The proposal being to demolish the existing flats and bungalows of council owned sheltered accommodation and provide a much larger, state of the art modern sheltered housing scheme for the over 55s within the AHP.

On 6 August 2019 Cabinet agreed to the recommendation of the AHP Procurement Board and approved the award of the Pre Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) for the redevelopment of Minster Close to RG Carter Cambridge Limited.