Issue - meetings

This report requests authority to delegate the award of a high value works contract as required by Contract Standing Order No 86 (e) (ii) for the provision of temporary classrooms at Elsley Primary School. This report explains the anticipated requirement for temporary primary school classroom provision, seeks approval for this temporary project and associated budget and summarises the process undertaken in tendering the contract for the Elsley Primary School temporary classroom provision and the requirement to delegate award.

Cabinet noted the anticipated requirement for temporary primary school provision for the 2015-16 academic year.

Cabinet approved the proposed project at Elsley Primary School to provide two additional Reception bulge classrooms and two re-located Reception classrooms.

Cabinet approved the proposed capital allocation for this temporary project noting the proposed funding sources.

Cabinet delegated the award of the contract for the construction of temporary classroom provision at Elsley Primary School to the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Growth in consultation with the Chief Finance Officer and Chief Legal Officer.

On behalf of Councillor Moher (Lead Member for Children and Young People), Councillor Butt (Leader of the Council) introduced the report requesting authority to delegate the award of a high value works contract as required by Contract Standing Order No 86 (e) (ii) for the provision of temporary classrooms at Elsley Primary School.

Councillor Butt explained that this report explains the anticipated requirement for temporary primary school classroom provision, and seeks approval for this temporary project and associated budget and summarises the process undertaken in tendering the contract for the Elsley Primary School temporary classroom provision and the requirement to delegate award.

The Cabinet also had before them an appendix to the report which was not for publication as it contained the following category of exempt information as specified in Schedule 12 of the Local Government (Access to Information Act) 1972: 

Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

RESOLVED:

(i)         Cabinet noted the anticipated requirement for temporary primary school provision for the 2015-16 academic year.

(ii)        Cabinet approved the proposed project at Elsley Primary School to provide two additional reception bulge classrooms and two re-located reception classrooms.

(iii)       Cabinet approved the proposed capital allocation for this temporary project noting the proposed funding sources.

(iv)       Cabinet delegated the award of the contract for the construction of temporary classroom provision at Elsley Primary School to the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Growth in consultation with the Chief Finance Officer and Chief Legal Officer.