The Director of Resources and Housing approved the waiver of contracts procedure rules 9.1 and 9.2 – high value procurements and award a contract to Armstrong Priestley in order to complete a minimum of eight additional tower blocks plus any further identified priority schemes up to a maximum of £3.76 million. The contract shall commence in February 2018 and expire on 31 January 2021 with the option to extend for a further period of 12 months.
The Director of Resources and Housing approved the creation of 15 positions within Leeds Building Services at a cost of £490,415 as outlined in this report to support the delivery of the sprinkler retro-fitting programme to be delivered by Armstrong Priestley as described in this report.