Decision details

The purpose of the report is to seek authority for financial approval for the project and to procure a new contract for the renewal of the existing roof. The project is to address the current roof’s poor repair condition and address the major leaks occurring at the Robertshaw High Rise.

That the Leader of the Council:

1)       Approves a capital project budget of £158,000 funded from a 5-year investment plan allocation for Enveloping Works (Q0080) to be utilised as detailed in this report;

2)       Approves the procurement strategy to enable the design work to be progressed by the Capital Delivery Partner Framework followed by direct appointment of a Principal Contractor through the YORBuild2 framework via rotation on a single stage basis;

3)       Authorises officers conducting consultation with leaseholders, adhering to both the statutory process and timeframes;

4)       Delegates approval authority to the Director of Finance and Commercial Services in consultation with the Director of Legal and Governance to award the contract; and

5)       To the extent not already delegated to them by the Leader’s Scheme of Delegation, delegates authority to the Director of Housing Services, in consultation with the Director of Legal and Governance and the Director of Finance and Commercial Services, to take any other decisions necessary in order to meet the aims and objectives of the report.

Preferred option – using the YORbuild2 contract allows the appointment of a single contractor quickly with the skills to deliver this project.

Do nothing – this is not an option as we have water penetrating through and underneath the existing roof

Council carries out open tender procedure – the construction line framework was considered however the timescales compared to using the suggested YORBuild2 framework would be too long given the current ongoing leaks in the roof.