Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Executive Councillor (Reform & Governance)

The purpose of this report is to invite the Executive to approve a proposal to appoint a framework of suppliers to deliver Mechanical and Electrical projects, which will be submitted to the Executive for approval at their meeting on 25 April 2017.

(Note: the report contains information ‘not for publication’ in its appendix that has been circulated to executive councillors only)

The Executive is recommended to authorise:

·           awarding of a two year contract (plus two optional one year extensions) to the suppliers identified in this report for the provision of both Multi-Disciplinary Design (MDD) and single discipline projects on behalf of Stockport Council in relation to Mechanical and Electrical works;

·           should any of the proposed suppliers fail to enter into a contract with the Council, it is recommended to award to the next highest bidder in sequence attaining the minimum quality score threshold as identified at 5.4 above;

·           authority be delegated to the Borough Treasurer to finalise and agree the frameworks following consultation with Executive Councillor (Reform & Governance);

·           authority be delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive or Borough Treasurer in consultation with the Executive Councillor (Reform & Governance) of subsequent call-off contracts under the frameworks.

Officer contact: Paul Edgeworth, 0161 218 1934, paul.edgeworth@stockport.gov.uk

The Executive Councillor (Reform & Governance) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive to consider to approve the appointment of a framework of suppliers to deliver Mechanical and Electrical projects on behalf of the Council.

RESOLVED – That the in relation to the Multi-Disciplinary Design Mechanical & Electrical Framework Contract the following be approved:

·      the awarding of a two year contract (plus two optional one year extensions) to the suppliers identified in this report for the provision of both Multi-Disciplinary Design (MDD) and single discipline projects on behalf of Stockport Council in relation to Mechanical and Electrical works;

·      in the event of any of the proposed suppliers fail to enter into a contract with the Council, it is recommended to award to the next highest bidder in sequence attaining the minimum quality score threshold as identified at 5.4 above;

·      authorisation be delegated to the Borough Treasurer to finalise and agree the frameworks following consultation with Executive Councillor (Reform & Governance); and

·      authorisation be delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive or Borough Treasurer in consultation with the Executive Councillor (Reform & Governance) of subsequent call-off contracts under the frameworks.

To consider a report of the Deputy Chief Executive.

The purpose of this report is to invite the Scrutiny Committee to comment upon the proposal to appoint a framework of suppliers to deliver Mechanical and Electrical projects, which will be submitted to the Executive for approval at their meeting on 25 April 2017.

Recommendation

The Scrutiny Committee is invited to comment on the following recommendations to the Executive to authorise:

·                Awarding of a two year contract (plus two optional one year extensions) to the suppliers identified in this report for the provision of both Multi-Disciplinary Design (MDD) and single discipline projects on behalf of Stockport Council in relation to Mechanical and Electrical works;

·         Should any of the proposed suppliers fail to enter into a contract with the Council, it is recommended to award to the next highest bidder in sequence attaining the minimum quality score threshold as identified at 5.4 above;

·         Authority be delegated to the Borough Treasurer to finalise and agree the frameworks following consultation with Executive Councillor (Reform & Governance);

·         Authority be delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive or Borough Treasurer in consultation with the Executive Councillor (Reform & Governance) of subsequent call-off contracts under the frameworks;

Officer contact Paul Edgeworth on tel 0161 474 1934 or by email on paul.edgeworth@stockport.gov.uk

The Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Scrutiny Committee to comment upon the proposal to appoint a framework of suppliers to deliver Mechanical and Electrical projects, which would be considered by the Executive on 25 April 2017.

The Executive Councillor for Reform & Governance (Councillor David Sedgwick) attended the meeting to answer members’ questions.

The following comments were made/ issues raised:

·         A member enquired in what circumstances the tendering criteria would not be followed. It was stated that this may apply for example where a specialist contractor was required.

·         An member queried the 'Team' element of the scoring system

RESOLVED – (1) That the report be noted.

(2) That the Borough Treasurer be requested to clarify what the 'Team' element of the scoring system and circulate this information to all members of the Scrutiny Committee.