Agenda item

Report of the Executive Director Environment.

The Committee considered a report of the Executive Director, Environment which requested reapproval at Gateway 3/4 to carry out essential waterproofing and repair works to the highway structure in order to maintain structural integrity, utility and asset value.

A Member commented that although it was important to review, it should be noted that there were financial implications to the associated slippage. An Officer responded that without the slippage, some of the costs would have been incurred in the current year, whereas they were now fully incurred in the current year. There was a direct cost as a result of the delay. In addition, the delay had meant the Bank Junction works now had to be completed before the work could commence.

RESOLVED, That the Committee

1)    Note the total estimated cost of the project at £2,384,000 (excluding risk);

2)    Grant delegated authority to the Chief Officer to appoint the successful contractor at Gateway 5 and to instruct the Comptroller and City Solicitor to enter into contract, subject to tendered works costs remaining within the £2,200,000 estimate provided by this report (or to instruct under the new highways term contract subject to satisfactory agreement of costs and the same proviso).

3)    Approve a total Costed Risk Provision of £240,000 for use following Gateway 5, subject to tender costs remaining within budget, for expenditure against identified sums from the project risk registers against specified risks at the construction stage and to be drawn down to the Assistant Director Engineering.