Decision details

To recommend the directly funded housing delivery (Phase 1B) – procurement of contractors for various sites.

That the Leader of the Council

1.  Noted the list of Phase 1B projects and proposed packaging, as described in paragraphs 26 to 28 and Appendix 8, including the following items added subsequent to the October 2012 cabinet meeting :

·  Conversion of the existing learning resource centre at Cator Street to provide a ‘Centre of Excellence’ for older people (ref. paragraphs 10 i).

·  Replacement of the Home Office hostel at Ellison House, Aylesbury Estate on a new site within the borough (ref. paragraphs 10 ii).

·  Proposed new general needs council homes at Nunhead Green Site B – transfer of works contractor procurement only from Phase 1A to 1B (ref. paragraph 10 iii).

2.  Approved the  procurement strategy as outlined in paragraphs 19 to 30 of this report, for the revised Phase 1B of the directly funded housing delivery programme, using the Improvement and Efficiency South East (iESE) construction and management framework arrangements and comprising the following appointments:

·  Professional design and project management services contract using the iESE/Government Procurement Services (GPS)  professional consultancy framework (estimated value: £2.26m);

·  Two contractor contracts (one for each of two packages) for pre-construction services using the iESE contractor framework (estimated value for each package: £0.7m).

·  A series of works contracts with each package contractor for the construction stage of individual projects within their respective package using the iESE contractor framework (estimated total value of £36.72m, comprising a range of project values from £1.6m to £10.3m).