Decision details

1.         That Appendix 1 to this report be exempt from disclosure on the grounds that it contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of a particular person (including the authority holding that information) under Paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, and in all circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

2.         To approve the variation of the demolition contract in relation to Hartopp and Lannoy Points with CNC Group Holdings Limited (trading as Coleman Group) to include additional construction enabling / site remediation works (as outlined in Appendix 1) up to the value of £392,674, so that the total value of the Contract is £3,042,456, extending the contract by about 11 weeks.

3.         To approve the variation of the contract for the provision of project management and contract administration services in relation to Hartopp and Lannoy Points demolition with Lambert Smith Hampton Group Ltd (trading as Ikon), so that the fixed sum of £119,865 is increased by up to £28,000 to account for the supervision of the additional construction enabling works under the proposed variation of the demolition contract (as outlined in Appendix 1).

4.         To approve, now that the demolition is nearing completion, the remaining demolition approved budget of £123,001 is classified as a “contingency budget” for the demolition project and delegates authority to  the Strategic Head of Regeneration & Development to take decisions on expenditure for the demolition contract and any other demolition project spend against this contingency sum.

1.         The reasons and need for variations are to allow for construction enabling, preparatory and remediation works that are needed for the site to be redeveloped as set out in Cabinet report, dated 4th January 2021, “Hartopp Point & Lannoy Point Site - New Council Homes”.

2.         Adding the additional works to the existing Demolition Contract, with associated additional contract supervision from IKON offers the Council both value and project efficiencies and support the Council’s programme to deliver genuinely affordable homes as soon as practically possible.

Option 1 – Do Nothing (not recommended)

Option 2 – Postpone the works to the construction contractor (not recommended)

Option 3 – Procure a separate contractor through an end-to-end tender process through Capital E-Sourcing (not recommended)

Option 4 – Approve proposed variations (recommended)