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Finance, Resources and Customer Services Policy Board
5 Mar 2021 - 10:00 to 11:00
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Agenda

Agenda
Standard Items
Recording of Meeting

This meeting will be recorded for subsequent broadcast via the Council’s internet site. If you have any queries regarding this please contact Committee Services on 07534 058160. To find the recording please follow the link which will be attached to this agenda once the meeting has concluded. Please note that only meetings held since 17 April 2020 onward have been recorded for broadcast. 

 

Prior to the commencement of the meeting the Convener intimated that this meeting of the Board would be recorded and that the recording would be available to watch on the Council's website.
Apologies
Apologies from members.
Declarations of Interest
Members are asked to declare an interest in any item(s) on the agenda and to provide a brief explanation of the nature of the interest.
Councillor Begg declared a non-financial interest in Item 2 of the agenda, Paisley Town Hall Redevelopment Main Works as he was a member of the Board of Renfrewshire Leisure Limited. He intimated that he would remain in the meeting and would take part in any discussion or voting thereon.
Present
Councillor Tom Begg; Councillor Bill Brown; Provost Lorraine Cameron; Councillor Audrey Doig; Councillor James Harte; Councillor John Hood; Councillor Kenny MacLaren; Councillor John McNaughtan; Councillor Iain Nicolson; Councillor Jim Paterson; Councillor Jim Sharkey; Councillor John Shaw; Councillor James Sheridan; and Councillor Andy Steel.
Chair
Councillor J Shaw, Convener, presided.
In Attendance
L McIntyre, Head of Policy & Commissioning, B Walker, Project Director (City Deal), N Watson, Cultural Infrastructure Project Director, B Lambert, Strategic Procurement Manager, R Park, Category Manager, N Hainan, Assistant Procurement Operations Manager, and D Christie, Senior Communications Officer (all Chief Executive’s); K Graham, Head of Corporate Governance, J Lynch, Head of Property Services, G Dickie, Partnering & Commissioning Manager, D Pole, End User Technician, E Currie, Senior Committee Services Officer and  P Shiach, Senior Committee Services Officer (all Finance & Resources).
Apology
Councillor Graham.
Declaration of Interest
Councillor Begg, having previously declared an interest in the following item of business, remained in the meeting
Section 1 Heading
Contract Authorisation Reports

 

 

Section 1

Report by the Chief Executive.

 

1
There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to the award of a contract for design and construction works for the Clyde Waterfront and Renfrew Riverside (CWRR) project.

The report indicated that the CWRR project aimed to regenerate the Clyde Waterfront as an attractive riverside and urban area that supported existing and promoted new residential, industrial, commercial, business, retail and leisure opportunities.  With the construction of a new bridge across the River Clyde, which would accommodate vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists, and the construction of the Renfrew North Development Road, the project would better link communities and businesses on both sides of the river. 

The area also included vacant, derelict, and underused sites that offered potential for development of new and enhanced commercial, business and housing use. 

DECIDED:

(a)  That the Head of Corporate Governance be authorised to award a contract for the design and construction works for the Clyde Waterfront and Renfrew Riverside (CWRR) Project to John Graham Construction Limited subject to the provision of a Performance Bond as specified in the tender; 

(b)  That the award of the contract for the total of the prices at £79,457,719.00 excluding VAT be authorised; 

(c)  That the contract value up to £88,680,605.00 excluding VAT which included for quantified risk and contingency be authorised; and 

(d)  That it be noted that the contract period was anticipated to be 30 months with the starting date anticipated to be in April 2021 and the completion date anticipated to be in October 2023. Actual dates to be confirmed within the formal contract to be issued. 
 

 

Report by the Chief Executive.

 

2
There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to the award of a contract for Paisley Town Hall Re-development – Main Works (RC-CPU-19-286).

The report indicated that the procurement exercise was conducted in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and Renfrewshire Council’s Standing Orders Relating to Contract.  A Contract Strategy addendum was approved by the Procurement Manager and the Head of Regeneration on 1st September 2020, this amended and updated an earlier approved Contract Strategy.

DECIDED:

(a)  That the Head of Corporate Governance be authorised to award a contract for the Paisley Town Hall Re-development – Main Works (RC-CPU-19-286) to Galliford Try Construction Limited, T/A Morrison Construction; 

(b)  That the award of this contract for the contract sum of £16,042,852 excluding VAT, with an additional 10% contingency spend be authorised;
 
(c)  That it be noted that the anticipated date of possession of the site was 30 March 2021 and the anticipated date for completion of the works was 11 November 2022. This would be confirmed in the letter of acceptance and formal contract to be issued; and

(d)  That it be noted that the award of this contract was subject to the provision of a Performance Bond and Collateral Warranties as specified in the tender.
 
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Attendance

Name
No other member attendance information has been recorded for the meeting.
NameReason for Sending Apology
No apology information has been recorded for the meeting.
NameReason for Absence
Councillor Neill Graham 

Declarations of Interests

Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction
Councillor Tom Begg2Director of RLLNon-Pecuniaryremained in meeting

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