Purpose

The CrossRail Phase 1 project has a spend deadline of mid 2026 on its UK Government funding contribution of £50m.

There is an urgent need to procure a contractor to support the detailed design, costing and construction of Cardiff CrossRail Phase 1A (City Centre-Cardiff Bay). As the funding owner, client and lead delivery organisation, permission is required to launch this tender process.

There are other key elements of the project that also need to be progressed, they include consultation, detailed design business case submissions.

Decision

Appendix 1 of this report is not for publication as it contains exempt information of the description in paragraph14 (Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person including the authority holding that information) of Part 4 and satisfies the public interest test in paragraph 21 Part 5 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972

RESOLVED: that

1. the launch of an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) 2 Stage Tender for Phase 1A of the CrossRail Project be authorised.
2. authority be delegated to the Director of Planning, Transport & Environment to award the Stage 1 ECI Design Phase to the successful bidder using the evaluation criteria set out in Paragraph 11 of this report.
3. It be noted that that Stage 2 of the ECI will be subject to a future cabinet approval. This will be based on an agreement of a target cost price following the Stage 1 process.
4. authority be delegated to Director of PTE (as Senior Responsibly Owner (SRO) and Programme Board Chairperson) to move forward with all consultation and engagement process associated with the CrossRail Phase 1 Project.