Issue - meetings

Report of the Assistant Director - Operational In-House Services

Further to Minute No. 76 of the meeting of the Cabinet of 5 December 2024, the Council considered the report of the Assistant Director - Operational In-House Services that sought approval to authorise the pre-procurement contract award, as described within the report, for the Making Space for Water scheme to manage flooding in the Crossens area; and seeking approval by the Council to a supplementary capital estimate of £1.75m funded from £1.6m Environment Agency Grant funding, subject to a funding award, and £0.15m from the Highways capital programme.

It was moved by Councillor Doyle, seconded by Councillor Atkinson and

RESOLVED:

That a supplementary capital estimate of £1.75m, funded from an Environment Agency grant of £1.6m, be approved, subject to funding being allocated by the Environment Agency, and £0.15m from the Highways capital programme, as outlined in the report.

Report of the Assistant Director - Operational In-House Services

The Cabinet considered the report of the Assistant Director - Operational In-House Services that sought approval to authorise the pre-procurement contract award, as described within the report, for the Making Space for Water scheme to manage flooding in the Crossens area; and seeking approval by the Council to a supplementary capital estimate of £1.75m funded from £1.6m Environment Agency Grant funding, subject to a funding award, and £0.15m from the Highways capital programme.

Cabinet Members welcomed the scheme as good news.

Decisions Made:

That:

(1)      the pre-procurement report describing the tender process to procure the contractor for the Making Space for Water Crossens SuDS scheme as outlined in the report, be approved;

(2)      delegated authority be granted to the Assistant Director - Operational In-House Services in consultation with the Cabinet Member – Public Health and Wellbeing, to award the contract resulting from the procurement; and

(3)      the Council be recommended to approve a supplementary capital estimate of £1.75m, funded from an Environment Agency grant of £1.6m, subject to funding being allocated by the Environment Agency, and £0.15m from the Highways capital programme, as outlined in the report.

Reasons for the Decisions:

The use of a national framework for procurement to a single supplier was appropriate for the scheme.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

Sefton Council’s Highway term contractor was considered as the contractor for the scheme, but with their current workload and lack of experience in this type of flood suds scheme, it was considered that they would be unable to deliver the scheme in a timely fashion.