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The January 2015 Cabinet approved the recommendation to include Leopold Primary School within Phase 3 Primary School expansion programme and approved the commencement of the procurement process for the building contract works, based on pre-tender considerations set out in that report. In November 2015 Cabinet approved the permanent expansion of Leopold Primary School. This report requests authority to award the building works contractas required by Contract Standing Order 88. This report summarises the process undertaken in tendering this contract and recommends the contractor to whom the contract should be awarded.

that the works contract for the construction works at Leopold Primary School (Brentfield Road) be awarded to GMS Building Services Ltd. At a contract sum of £1,389,897.15.

Councillor McLennan, Cabinet Member for Housing and Development, introduced the report stating that in, January 2015, Cabinet had previously approved the recommendation to include Leopold Primary School within Phase 3 Primary School expansion programme and approved the commencement of the procurement process for the building contract works, based on pre-tender considerations set out in that report. In November 2015 Cabinet approved the permanent expansion of Leopold Primary School.

In accordance with the Contract Standing Orders 88 and 89, a high value works contract procurement process was undertaken. Tenders have now been received and evaluated. The report requested authority to award the building works contract as required by Contract Standing Order 88. This report summarised the process undertaken in tendering this contract and recommended the contractor to whom the contract should be awarded.

RESOLVED:

that the works contract for the construction works at Leopold Primary School (Brentfield Road) be awarded to GMS Building Services Ltd at a contract sum of £1,389,897.15.