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There was submitted a joint report by the Directors of Finance & Resources and Environment, Housing & Infrastructure relative to the award of a main works package for Paisley Grammar School Community Campus – Principal Contractor (PC) Main Works (RC-CPU-21-247) to Galliford Try Construction Limited, T/A Morrison Construction Scotland.
DECIDED:
(a) That the Head of Corporate Governance be authorised to award a Design & Build Contract for the Paisley Grammar School Community Campus (PGSCC) – Principal Contractor (PC) Main Works (RC-CPU-21-247) to Galliford Try Construction Limited, T/A Morrison Construction Scotland;
(b) That the award of the contract for the Contract Sum of £67,762,340.10 excluding VAT be authorised;
(c) That a contingency spend of £6,979,521, which equated to 10.3% of the Contract Sum, be authorised;
(d) That a total Approved Contract Value up to £74,741,861.10 excluding VAT, (which was the total of the Contract Sum plus the contingency spend) be authorised;
(e) That it be noted that the Date of Possession was anticipated to start on 17 June 2024, with the Date for Completion of the Works anticipated to be 12 June 2026 and that the actual dates would be confirmed in the Council’s Letter of Acceptance to Galliford Try Construction Limited, T/A Morrison Construction Scotland; and
(f) That it be noted that the Contract included caps on liability for the following: (i) public liability (in respect of property damage only) at the level of £25 million for each and every claim; (ii) professional indemnity at the level of £10 million in the aggregate with an automatic annual reinstatement; and (iii) for uninsurable risks, in the absence of any Council or project metric to use, liability was capped at the contract sum.