Decision details

The Cabinet Member considered the report of the Environmental and Technical Services Director advising on the proposals for the renewal of the Service Contract No. 6 for Minor Highway Works and the Contract for the Routine Maintenance of Bridges and Structures; and seeking approval to extend the existing service contracts with Wrenco (Contractors) Ltd., Westshield Limited (Service Contract 6) and Wrenco (Contractors) Ltd. (Bridges and Structures) until new contractual arrangements were in place, for a period not exceeding 12 months; and indicating that a decision on this matter was required as both the existing Service Contract No. 6 and the Contract for the Routine Maintenance of Bridges and Structures were due to end on 31 July 2010.  A renewal of all minor works/service contracts and procurement methods was in progress, with the aim of being in place on 1 April 2011.  To enable the continued implementation of urgent bridge and structure maintenance, LTP highways schemes, other Sefton funded schemes and works for third party clients within required time scales, it was proposed that the existing contracts were extended for the interim period, this period not to exceed a maximum of 12 months to allow for any delay in awarding the new contracts.

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet be recommended to:

(1)       notes the proposals for the renewal of the stated contracts which may include minor amendments;

(2)            approve the extension of the existing Service Contract No. 6 and the Contract for the Routine Maintenance of Bridges and Structures for a period not exceeding 12 months in order to provide continuity for works implementation until the new contractual arrangements are in place; and

(3)       waive Contract Procedure Rules relating to Invitation to Tenders to allow the extension of the contracts.