Purpose

Authorisation
to appoint Hanson as the Contractor through their Highways Partnership Term
Contract on the basis that they are best placed to execute the work.

Content

(a)   
That the proposed repair, strengthening and
raising of Wall 4, in accordance with the estimate set out in section 2 of the
report, to meet the Council’s obligations to maintain appropriate sea defences
and harbour wall requirements, be agreed.

 

(b)   
That authority be delegated to the Executive
Director for Place, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Highways,
Travel and Environment, to appoint a contractor through the Highways
Partnership Term Contract to undertake the work.

 

(c)   
That authority be delegated to the Executive
Director for Place, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Levelling Up,
to approve construction related spend (following receipt of an acceptable
quotation) with funds from the Levelling Up bid in terms of which £1.5m has
been allocated to Wall 4 replacement.

 

Reason for the decision

 

The Weymouth Harbour Wall 4 Improvement and Strengthening
project constitutes necessary work on a wall that has reached the end of life
and must be reinstated or rebuilt for the Council to properly discharge its
duty to the public, the harbour, and the associated coastal sea defences.