Decision details

This report will ask Cabinet to accept a tender for the award of the main contract for preliminary infrastructure works at Rochester Riverside.

113/2005 The Cabinet agreed to appoint the favoured contractor and reserve contractor following the tender appraisal process as set out in the exempt appendix.
114/2005 The Cabinet agreed, in light of the need to undertake final clarification of items to be included within the contract and in order to resolve the issue relating to the Environmental Agency Licences, that the Director of Finance and Corporate Services in consultation with the Leader be delegated to approve the final contract sum.
115/2005 The Cabinet noted the work undertaken to maximise the value obtained from the Sustainable Communities Grant and agreed that a report covering the options be brought back to Members for further consideration in due course. The Cabinet agreed to negotiate with SEEDA and ODPM on funding the acquisition of the additional land identified in the report and the dismantling of the gas holders permitting one of these to be funded from the Council's ODPM allocation of £42m.
116/2005 The Cabinet agreed that given the good response to the OJEU Notice and the nature of the contract, the requirement in the Council's Contract rules to advertise in the trade press and locally be waived.
117/2005 The Cabinet approved the appointment of the contractor to undertake a limited package of works in advance of obtaining planning permission.
119/2005 The Cabinet agreed to recommend to Council the addition of the acquisition of the additional land, as set out in the exempt appendix, to the approved Capital Programme.

Both the contractor and the reserve contractor are competent, stable and experienced engineering firms capable of undertaking this work.

The tender would present the best value for money across the tenderers and is within the budget available to the contract.

There is an opportunity to purchase additional land, which will complement the Rochester Riverside scheme.