Issue - meetings

Consideration has been given to the Strategic Director, Communities and Environment and the Service Director, Council Housing, Design and Technical Services, following consultation with the Strategic Directors, Corporate Resources and Corporate Services and Governance, to be authorised to jointly approve schemes and estimates, and to invite and accept tenders over certain thresholds, during the summer recess following this Cabinet meeting up to the Cabinet meeting on 18 September 2018.

RESOLVED -

That the Strategic Director, Communities and Environment and the Service Director, Council Housing, Design and Technical Services, following consultation with the Strategic Directors, Corporate Resources and Corporate Services and Governance, be authorised to jointly:

(a)       approve schemes and estimates for any works contract estimated to cost more than £100,000;

(b)       invite tenders for any works contract estimated to cost more than £100,000; and

(c)       accept tenders, place orders for works, supplies and services up to a value equivalent to the tendering thresholds specified in the European Procurement Directives during the summer recess.

The above decision has been made to enable projects to progress and to avoid delay in delivery of the capital programme and its related expenditure.