The Chief Officer Housing has:
a) Approved the proposed procurement strategy in line with CPR
3.1.7 to procure an external contractor for the works following an
open and competitive procedure utilising and inviting specialist
landscaping contractors from Constructionline following an
expression of interest which provided a list of four interested
contractors.
b) Authorised expenditure of £150,000 from the HRA for this
project, noting that a grant application for £71k has been
submitted to Veolia. If successful, the grant funding will be
injected into the programme to replace the equivalent value of HRA
funding which will then be utilised elsewhere.