Decision Maker: Mayor and Cabinet
Decision status: For Determination
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
It was MOVED,
SECONDED and RESOLVED that Mayor and Cabinet:
1.
Delegate authority to the Executive Director of
Housing Regeneration and Public Realm to purchase up to 300 homes
from the open market for the benefit of homeless households, up to
a maximum of £600,000 per property, provided that the total
acquisition costs do not exceed the total budget envelope for the
scheme as set out in the Part 2 Report.
- Approve the use and acceptance of GLA and other grant funding
that facilitates the programme’s successful delivery. and
delegate authority to Executive Director of Housing Regeneration
and Public Realm in consultation with the Director of Law and
Corporate Governance to approve and enter into such agreements and
ancillary documentation as may be required to utilise such grant
funding.
- Approve the procurement of an
external partner(s) to provide refurbishment, maintenance and
housing management services for the 300 properties, and to approve
the award of such contract provided it is in within the financial
limits set out in the Part 2 Report, noting that the Executive
Director for Housing, Regeneration and Public Realm will be
responsible for selecting the preferred contractor in accordance
with the selection criteria published in the tender documentation
and agree the final form contract. Delegate to the Executive
Director for Housing, Regeneration and Public Realm the authority
to extend the term of the contract beyond its initial term,
provided such extension is in accordance with the provisions of the
contract.
Report author: Georgina Nunney
Publication date: 09/03/2023
Date of decision: 08/03/2023
Decided at meeting: 08/03/2023 - Mayor and Cabinet
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