RESOLVED:
1. That the award of the main contract for the Sceaux Gardens Estate redevelopment, to Wilmott Dixon Construction Ltd procured via the Scape Framework for a period of 160 weeks for a contract value not to exceed £47,001,717be approved, noting this is broken down into two phases, with a break clause, for reasons set out in the financial implications at paragraphs 80-91 of the report:
· Phase 1 delivering 58 new homes at Florian and Racine for a contract sum of £34,840,744
· Phase 2 delivering 21 new homes at the Marie Curie Garage Site for a contract sum not to exceed £12,160,973 .
2. That the delegation to the strategic director of housing to proceed with phase 2 (Marie Curie garages) be approved, not exercising the break clause, for a not to exceed sum of £12,160,973, if instructed by 27 November 2023, or as adjusted in accordance with the agreed uplift business cost information service (BCIS) model if not instructed by that date, subject to there being sufficient budget available and alternative funding in place.
3. That it be noted that this scheme benefits from a £100k per unit grant subsidy from the Greater London Authority (GLA), which results in a total contribution of up to £7.9m for both phases.
4. That it be notes that the strategic director for housing gave approval to utilise the Scape framework for the appointment of Wilmott Dixon Construction for the pre-services agreement (PSA) in August 2022 and demolition / enabling works in February 2023 as set out in paragraph 10 and 11 of the report.