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Gateway 3 Contract Award: Refurbishment and Remodelling Works at Chatham Primary School

Meeting: 29/10/2013 - Cabinet (Item 14)

14 Gateway 3 Contract Award: New Primary School in Chatham Refurbishment and Remodelling Works PDF 43 KB

Minutes:

Background:

This report sought permission from the Cabinet to award a contract following the procurement process for worksto establish a new primary school in buildings on the former site of Bishop of Rochester Academy – West Campus site, Chatham.

This Procurement Gateway 3 Report had been approved for submission to the Cabinetafter review and discussion at Children and Adults Directorate Management Team meeting on 1 October 2013 and the Procurement Board on 15 October 2013.

An exempt appendix set out detailed finance and whole costing information for this project and the detailed procurement process tender evaluation information.

Decision number:	Decision:
183/2013	The Cabinet approved the contract award to WW Martin Ltd.
184/2013	The Cabinet approved the virement set out in paragraph 2.1.1 of the exempt appendix to cover design, enabling works, construction works, professional fees and all associated project costs.

Reasons:

The preferred contractor provided the lowest price and highest quality overall and the urgency of remodelling this school is due to the shortage of primary school places within Medway.