Decision details

Having considered an open and a confidential officer report, and a

presentation by the Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Housing Development and Planning, Councillor Brenda Dacres, the Mayor and Cabinet agreed to:

·         Note the updates on the schemes at Home Park and Edward Street following the main contractor Caledonian Modular Ltd (CML) entering administration;

·         Note the options considered by officers following CML entering administration;

·         Approve the recommendation to negotiate a Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) with the JRL Group to proceed with the necessary remedial work on the modules and on site works at Home Park and Edward Street to prepare both the modules and sites for assembly;

·         Delegate authority to the Executive Director for Housing, Regeneration and Public Realm in consultation with the Executive Director for Corporate Resources and Director of Law, Governance and Elections to approve the terms of and to enter into the PCSA subject to it being within the parameters as set out in the accompanying Part 2 report;

·         Note that, subject to the approval of the recommendations at 2.3 and 2.4, that officers will work towards entering a main contract for completion of the two projects with this being presented to Mayor and Cabinet in the autumn for approval;

·         Approve the recommendation to extend the appointments of the consultant team to provide the support required to deliver the remedial works and site works; and

·         Approve the associated budgets as set out in the accompanying Part 2 report.