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Report of Head of Regeneration and Housing

Purpose of report

To consider the award of a Construction Contract for the Superstructure works at Hope Close, Banbury, a new build housing development consisting of 11 dwellings being delivered by Cherwell District Council, Regeneration and Housing.

Recommendations

The meeting is recommended:

 1.1        To approve the acceptance of the recommended tender for the Superstructure Contract at The Fairway, Hope Close, Banbury.

Resolved

(1)          That the tender for the Superstructure Contract at The Fairway, Hope Close, Banbury totalling £1.444m to Edgar Taylor (Buckingham) Limited be approved.

The Head of Regeneration and Housing submitted a report to consider the award of a Construction Contract for the Superstructure works at Hope Close, Banbury, a new build housing development consisting of 11 dwellings being delivered by Cherwell District Council, Regeneration and Housing.

Resolved

(1)          That the tender for the Superstructure Contract at The Fairway, Hope Close, Banbury totalling £1.444m to Edgar Taylor (Buckingham) Limited be approved.

Reasons

Cherwell District Council is developing land acquired from the Trustees of the Methodist Church, Hope Close, Banbury for the purpose of developing 11 new homes as part of an agreement to complete this scheme.

Phase two, for which approval is ought, includes the superstructure and overall completion of the development.

Following a ‘best practice’ procurement exercise Edgar Taylor (Buckingham) Limited has submitted the highest scoring tender offer. It is recommended the Contract is awarded to Edgar Taylor (Buckingham) Limited for the lump sum fixed price of £1,443,098.22.

Alternative options

The Council has completed a tender exercise in compliance with the Councils contract procedure rules and has considered carefully using the appropriate scoring criteria for selection of a preferred bidder to complete the infrastructure project. As an open tender process was completed, considerations of alternative options were not progressed. Officers are satisfied that the best fixed priced bid has been received against the tender evaluation process.