Decision

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AGREED: that tenders be invited under South East Wales Highways (SEWH) Framework Lot 9 with an NEC ECC4 Option A Contract, to procure a principal contractor for the construction of the Castle Street permanent transport scheme with the evaluation criteria of 60% quality, 30% cost, 10% social value.

Reasons for the decision

•    To comply with the Welsh Government direction placed on the Council to ensure continued air quality compliance is achieved on Castle Street.

•    To ensure that the temporary scheme currently in place is upgraded to a level that satisfies design guidance, road safety and future maintenance.

•    The delivery of these highway works are critical to achieving continued air quality compliance on Castle Street.

•    This transport project will deliver key commitments in the Transport White Paper and will greatly assist with meeting targets in that paper, and the One Planet Strategy.

•    To maintain network resilience and support the future development of the transport network.

·        Resolve accessibility issues with Kingsway Bus Stop area