Issue - decisions

      i.        that the report which identified opportunities for collaborative procurement and improved service provision in the future, be noted;

    ii.        that an exemption from standing orders for the procurement of interim Highway Maintenance Framework Agreements on the basis of good operational reasons as set out in Section 3 of the report be agreed and the establishment of these Framework Agreements as listed in paragraph 3.2 of the report be approved. 

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   iv.        that the appointment to the Highways Maintenance Framework Agreements of the contractors listed in Appendix 1from 1^st August 2012 until 31^st March 2013 be approved.