Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of City Development providing an update on the progress made regarding the planned Major Maintenance Scheme on Leeds Inner Ring Road Structures. In addition, the report seeks authority to incur expenditure on the implementation of works to Lovell Park Bridge and to incur expenditure on contractors/consultants costs for the first stage (the design and development stage) of an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) contract for the Woodhouse Tunnel.

Further to Minute No. 75, 7^th September 2011, the Director of City Development submitted a report providing an update on the progress made regarding the planned Major Maintenance Scheme on Leeds Inner Ring Road Structures. In addition, the report sought authority to incur expenditure on the implementation of works to Lovell Park Bridge and also to incur expenditure on contractors/consultants costs for the first stage (the design and development stage) of an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) contract for the Woodhouse Tunnel.

RESOLVED - 

(a)  That the update provided within the submitted report, which outlines progress on the planned Major Maintenance Scheme on Leeds Inner Ring Road Structures, including obtaining Department for Transport approval, be noted.

(b)  That expenditure of £2,046,000 to implement work to Lovell Park Bridge be authorised.

(c)  That authority be given to entering into an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) contract for Woodhouse Tunnel and that authority be given to incur external costs of £400,000 on contractors/consultants costs for stage 1 of this contract.

(d)  That a further report be submitted to the Executive Board early in 2013, seeking authority to progress the second stage, that being the construction works.