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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST FOR THIS ITEM:
 
None
 
That the Cabinet Member for Culture and
Leisure RESOLVED:
 
3.1 For the Cabinet Member for Culture and
Leisure, pursuant to Contract Standing Orders 0.08 and 2.01(b)
to:
 
3.2 Approved the commencement of a procurement
exercise for a construction works contractor to deliver remediation
works to the roof at Hornsey Library.
 
Reasons for
decision
 
Structural surveys have confirmed the presence
of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) within the
ceiling/roof areas of double-height atrium located in the western
side of Hornsey Library.
 
This area comprises the main library space for
the building. After completing these further surveys, it was
recommended that the area below the RAAC panels should be taken out
of use immediately, due to significant safety concerns. To enable
continued use a scaffold crash deck has
been installed to protect members of the public and staff.
 
It is proposed to procure a contractor to
undertake remediation works as outlined in 6.9 of this report on a
single-stage, JCT traditional form of contract using the London
Construction Programme Education Framework or DPS. Soft market
engagement has been undertaken to ascertain interest and
availability within the market, with positive feedback of the
proposed approach.
 
Alternative options
considered
 
Do nothing - The Council could decide to not
tender the scheme. This option has been discounted as it is not in
the Council’s interest to be responsible for a structurally
unsound roof. Neither is it financially responsible for the Council
to carry the ongoing weekly hire cost of the scaffold which forms
the crash deck.
 
In-house – There is currently no
resource within the Council that has the capacity, specialist
expertise or qualifications to deliver this service.
 
Invite open tenders via Contracts Finder. This
would result in a protracted tender period and would delay delivery
of the project.
 
Use an alternative public sector DPS. This
would not be compliant with CSO 8.02, given the LCP Framework or
DPS has been deemed suitable for the requirements being sought.