Agenda and decisions

Procurement Board - Wednesday, 24 August 2022 10.00 am

Venue: Salford Suite, Salford Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton. View directions

Contact: Chris Howl

Items

No.

Item

Face to Face public meetings at The Salford Suite - advice for members of the public (updated 31.05.22) PDF 262 KB

Apologies for absence

Declarations of interest

To approve, as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 10 August 2022 PDF 123 KB

Matters arising

Decision items - Part 1 (open to the public)

Approval to Award the Contract for the construction of the design & build of 177 units at Longshaw Drive, Little Hulton to Seddon Construction PDF 431 KB

Any other business - Part 1 (open to the public)

Exclusion of the public

Decision items - Part 2 (closed to the public)

Approval to Award the Contract for the construction of the design & build of 177 units at Longshaw Drive, Little Hulton to Seddon Construction. PDF 211 KB

Decision:

Salford City Council - Record of Decision

I Paul Dennett, City Mayor, in exercise of the powers contained within the Council Constitution do hereby approve:

· The award of the contract to Seddon Construction, to act as Construction Partner, for the construction phase of the design and build of 177 units at Longshaw Drive following previous approval to progress the scheme to RIBA stage 4 (report approved at Procurement Board on 28^th July 2021).

· Approves the overall development budget of £39,191,932 – Contractor Costs £37,482,960 and Salford City Council costs £1,708,972 (for statutory costs, surveys and fees).

Detail required	Answers
Title/Description of Contracted Service/Supply/Project	Construction of 177 units and associated works at Longshaw Drive, Little Hulton
Name of Successful Contractor	Seddon Construction
Supplier Registration Number (to be supplied by Corporate Procurement)	00172081
Type of organisation (to be supplied by Corporate Procurement)	Private Limited Company
Status of Organisation (to be supplied by Corporate Procurement)	Non-SME
Contract Value (£)	£39,191,932 - full project
Contract Duration	Approx. 35 months
Contract Start Date	05/09/2022
Contract End Date	18/08/2025
Optional Extension Period 1	12 months
Optional Extension Period 2
Who will approve each Extension Period?	Procurement Board (extension > £150k)
Contact Officer (Name & number)	Gill Holt - 0161 793 2476
Lead Service Group	Place
How the contract was procured? (to be supplied by procurement)	Framework call-off (mini competition)
Framework Details (where applicable) (procurement body, framework reference & title, start/ end date	Innovation Chain North Framework
Funding Source	Capital Programme
Ethical Contractor (EC): Mayor’s Employment Charter
EC: Committed to sign Charter
EC: Accredited Living Wage Employer

The Reason is the requirement to increase numbers of Affordable housing across the city, being a key objective for the City Mayor and the Council, in order to meet a clearly identified need within the City.

Options considered and rejected were not to progress the housing development.

Assessment of Risk - Medium.

As detailed in the Part 2 report

The source of funding is Capital Programme

The cost of this scheme is included within the approved capital programme funded from a combination of Self-Financing, Borrowing, Homes England Grant and Brownfield Land grant.

Financial Advice

As detailed in the Part 2 Report.

Legal Advice

As detailed in the Part 2 Report

Procurement Advice obtained from Deborah Derbyshire, Category Manager Place Ext 6244

The procurement of the project was undertaken through the ICN Framework which is open to public sector bodies. The process was conducted under the terms of the framework and is therefore compliant with the Procurement Contract Regulations and the Councils Contractual Standing Orders.

HR Advice obtained – N/a

Climate Change Implications obtained from Michael Hemmingway, Principal Officer Climate Change

The project has been developed as low energy low carbon to exceed current Building Regulations relating to energy efficiency and carbon reduction. The operational and running costs of the new homes were a significant factor in the overall requirements. The designs are required to support the objectives of Salford City Council becoming ... view the full decision text for item 9a

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Date and time of next meeting

14:00pm on Wednesday 14 September 2022 in the Salford Suite at the Public Document Pack Salford Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton, M27 5DA