· That the Director of Resources and Housing is recommended to approve the waiver of contracts procedure rule 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 £3.6million. The contract shall commence in January 2018 and expire on 31 December 2021 with the option to extend for a further period of 12 months.
· That the Director of Resources and Housing approval is granted for 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
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure > £250,000;
Decision status:
Wards affected: Various;
Notice of proposed decision first published: 08/12/2017
Decision due: 12 Jan 2018 by Director of Resources
Department: Resources and Housing
Contact: Simon Costigan, Chief Officer Property and Contracts 0113 3781334 Email: simon.costigan@leeds.gov.uk.
Consultation process
LBS / Housing Leeds Property and Contracts / PPPU
Consultees
Simon Costigan, Mark Grandfield, Mark Denton, Nicky Malthouse, Paul Reeves, Jon Andrews