Issue details
Addition of Pothole and Challenge fund projects through Public Realm 20/21 annual plan
As set out cabinet confirmed the allocation of
pothole and challenge fund to highway maintance and confirmed this
maintenance would be delivered through the Public Realm contract.
This decision sets out what intended works are. If any changes
occurred this will be managed through the contract change control
mechanism.
The programme of works have been derived from the asset management
data and therefore justify investment based on their risk
profile.
The public realm services contract with Balfour Beatty Living
Places (BBLP), was put in place through a competitively tendered
process and the council will ensure its duty to secure best value
is met through scrutiny of the cost and quality of the works
commissioned with these funds. All works needed are in the scope of
the public realm services contract as part of its core
services.
Given the imperative for timely action to complete the entire
programme of works in 2020/21 and to spend of external grant it was
agreed at cabinet and council that these works be commissioned
through the public realm services contract. This on the basis that
the resources needed to investigate, design and implement the works
required are more immediately available to the council, than if
other procurement routes were taken.
Resources and management processes are in place to manage delivery
through the public realm services contract. These are proven to
ensure works are controlled by the established contract management
systems and change control processes. If others were used, as is
always the case when procuring works through a separate contract,
the council would have to identify and assign resources to its
management of new contract(s) and the project management of the
works as separate, or supplemental, to the management processes and
resources that are established for the management of the public
realm services contract.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 17/09/2020
Decision due: 17 September 2020 by Director of Economy and Place (Historic)
Contact: John Manterfield, Commercial and Contract Manager Email: John.Manterfield@herefordshire.gov.uk.
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