Decision details

The Committee had before it a report by the Interim Director of Communities, Housing and Infrastructure which (1) presented the outcomes of a recent procurement governance review of the Berryden Corridor project; (2) sought approval of expenditure for future contracts; and (3) sought delegated authority to continue with and appoint new services and works contracts to allow the project to progress.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)       note the contents of the report providing an update on the Project;

(b)       delegate authority to the Head of Planning and Sustainable Development, following consultation with the Head of Commercial and Procurement Services, to procure services contracts as outlined in this report for the Berryden Corridor Project and award the relevant contracts, following a compliant procurement exercise;

(c)        delegate authority to the Head of Planning and Sustainable Development, following consultation with the Head of Commercial and Procurement Services, to procure works contracts as outlined in the report in order to undertake investigations and surveys, to enable the detailed design of the Berryden Corridor Project and award the relevant contracts, following a compliant procurement exercise;

(d)       note that the budgets for (b) and (c) are included in NHCP 806B: Berryden Corridor within the approved Non-Housing Capital Programme and that one report will be presented to a future Committee with details of all of the contracts awarded;

(e)       instruct officers to progress all necessary approvals, permissions, licenses, agreements and consents required to develop and implement the Project;

(f)        note that expenditure of up to the amount outlined in the report has been committed in support of external geometric design services; and

(g)       approve total expenditure of up to the amount outlined in the report on external legal advice necessary to progress the Project and to support the preparation of the associated Compulsory Purchase Order as approved by Council on 14 December 2016 and to note that expenditure of the amount outlined within the report has already been committed from the total sum.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations, subject to adding ‘following consultation with the Convener and Vice-Convener of the Committee’ at recommendations (b) and (c).