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For the Delivery Director Capital Projects and
Delivery to approve entering into a contract with Airey Miller Ltd
to provide EA/QS services in regard to the development of a
Homeless Families Lodge on Station Road N22 7ST for a sum of
£113,900 pursuant to Contract Standing Orders 8, 12.02 and
2.05.1n approve award of Contract with a value up to
£500,000

Reasons for the decision

Haringey is struggling to meet its statutory
obligations to Homeless Families. Currently this means that
families are being housed temporarily in hotels and B&Bs in
Haringey and beyond. This is expensive for Haringey and undesirable
for other reasons.

Station Rd is a currently empty side adjacent to Alexandra Palace
Station. In the long term it is identified for redevelopment as
part of Crossrail 2 but in the short to medium term it offers an
opportunity to build a temporary homeless facility that will reduce
costs to Haringey and provide a better outcome for homeless
families

The works were tendered via DPS.

Alternative options considered

Option 1 – Do nothing. It is highly
likely that demand for homeless family’s accommodation will
continue to be a pressing issue for Haringey. Doing nothing will
mean that Haringey will continue to need private costly temporary
accommodation (often outside the borough)

Option 2 – Approach the market. The procurement process
yielded four responses; there are no reasons to believe that
retendering will lead to a better outcome and will create
delays.

Option 3 – Appoint My Holdings Group Ltd who have been
through the council’s formal procurement process and provided
the best value tender.