Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration.

The report provides an update on the progress made to date, and the approach going forward to deliver fire suppressant (sprinkler) systems in the Council’s 22 tower blocks.

The Commission is recommended to comment on and note the report.

Officer contact: Andy Kippax on 0161 474 4319 or email: andy.kippax@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing an update on the progress made to date, and the approach going forward to deliver fire suppressant (sprinkler) systems in the Council’s 22 tower blocks.

The following comments were made:-

·         The Council had decided to engage consultants to design fire suppressant systems and following a tendering exercise, this had been narrowed to two potential providers.

·         It was anticipated that the cost of introducing sprinkler systems will have increased following the Grenfell fire due to an increase in demand for the provision of such systems, however it was expected that this cost could be accommodated over a number of years.

·         The exact specification and design of the sprinkler systems was subject to the work due to be undertaken with the appointed consultant.

·         Priority would be given to those tower blocks which had only one stairwell.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.