[To award contracts and delegate authority to execute the contracts in respect of the recommendations as required]
Minutes:
The recommendations for the award of contracts for works, goods and services were introduced by the relevant Cabinet portfolio holders.
Resolved:
1. That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Assets, in consultation with the Strategic Director for Place, to approve the award of a contract for Bilston Urban Village Highway Capacity Improvements, for an estimated sum of £3 million, on completion of the evaluation process.
2. That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Assets, in consultation with the Strategic Director for Place, to agree the contract for Compton Park improvements with JA Bates Contractors, Sandwell Business Park, based on the contracted schedule of rates for the Compton Park Improvements, with an estimated value of £400,000, on completion of the process.
3. That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Environment, in consultation with the Strategic Director for Place, to approve the award of contracts for the supply of four refuse collection vehicles(estimated cost £580,000) and three precinct sweepers(estimated cost £225,000), on completion of the evaluation process.
4. That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Environment, in consultation with the Strategic Director for Place, to approve the award of a contract for relocation of the Market for an estimated cost of £600,000, on completion of the evaluation process.
5. That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Environment, in consultation with the Strategic Director for Place, to agree the contract for Compton Road West improvements with Lafarge Tarmac based on the contracted schedule of rates for the Compton Road West improvements with an estimated value of £140,000, on completion of the evaluation process.
6. That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Environment, in consultation with the Strategic Director for Place, to agree the contract for Kempthorne Avenue improvements with Lafarge Tarmac, based on the contracted schedule of rates for the Kempthorne Avenue improvements with an estimated value of £400,000, on completion of the evaluation process.
7. That approval be given to the extension of the contracts for short breaks for disabled children and young people with Let us Play of Shaw House, Shaw Road, Wolverhampton, Spurgeons of The Workspace, All Saints Road, Wolverhampton, Action for Children of 3 The Boulevard, Watford and Trident of 16 Grosvenor Road, Handsworth, for a duration of up to 12 months until 30 April 2016, with a total value of £214,000 for all four contracts.
8. That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, in consultation with the Strategic Director for People, to enter into grant agreements for the Headstart Programme up to a total value of £406,000 once the allocation process has concluded.
9. That authority be delegated to the Leader of the Council, in consultation with the Director of Finance, to approve the extension of the contract with PWC to provide further financial, economic and strategic advice for the creation of the West Midlands Combined Authority.
10.That authority be delegated to the Leader of the Council, in consultation with the Director of Finance, to approve the award of a new contract for further financial, economic and strategic advice for the creation of the West Midlands Combined Authority from 1 October 2015, on completion of the evaluation process.
11.That a contract be awarded for the WS Supported Living Service to Dimensions (UK) Limited of 9-10 Commerce Park, Reading, for a duration of three years from 9 November 2015 to 8 November 2018 for a total contract value of £1,601,127.
12.That approval be given to the extension of the contracts for Asian people with mental health needs with Heantun Housing Association, 2 Wellington Road, Bilston for a maximum duration of twelve months from 17 August 2015 to 1 August 2016 with an extension value of £131,415 for Navjeevan, £256,267 for Omari and £55,000 for Shaan.
13.That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Adults, in consultation with the Strategic Director for People, to approve the award of a contract for a supported employment service for adults with a learning disability, for an estimated cost of £980,000 when negotiations are completed, to Shropshire County Council.
14.That the ongoing negotiations with existing providers of domiciliary care be noted and that a report be presented to the Executive Team detailing the outcome, together with the proposed future tender model and that a further report be presented to Cabinet following completion of the evaluation process.
15.That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Economy, in consultation with the Strategic Director for Place, to approve the award of a contract for the Connexions Client Caseload Information System (CCIS) for an estimated value of £138,000, on completion of the evaluation process.
16.That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Governance, in consultation with the Director of Governance, to approve the award of framework contracts for legal advisors, on completion of the evaluation process.
17.That authority be delegated to the Director of Governance to execute contracts in respect of the above as required.