Purpose

To procure use of external Contractors to aid
delivery of works to the Highway.

Decision

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

18th March,
2024
 

Title:

Highways - Use of External
contractors
 

Decision Maker:
(Including Job
Title)

Paul Woodcock - Strategic
Director, Regeneration and Environment

Details of Specific Cabinet
Delegation
or Delegation contained in the
relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.

The decision is taken in line with Council’s
Financial and Procurement Procedure Rules:
“Strategic Directors and
Budget Managers are authorised to incur expenditure in accordance
with the estimates that make up the budget and the Capital
Programme within their delegated area of control.”

Decision:

To issue works to external
Contractors to aid delivery of the Highway Repair Programme, as
part of an approved framework.
The overall
contract values for each lot, including extensions which can be
published are as follows:
Lot 1 -
£1,172,371
Lot 2 -
£1,186,185
Total -
£2,358,556
 
 

Reasons for the
Decision:

To provide additional capacity
to manage the delivery of the Highways Repair Programme alongside
other priority schemes such as Regeneration or Towns and Villages
Schemes
 

Details of alternative
options considered and rejected:

 
·      
Delay in the delivery of works which may impact
available budgets and delivery of targets

 

Conflicts of interest
declared by any Cabinet Member consulted by the decision maker
which relates to the decision:

No conflicts of interest
raised.

Dispensations
Granted:
(If any)

N/A
 

Reports or parts of
reports considered

The approved tender evaluation report has been
shared with the Decision Maker to help inform the decision to issue
works and commit associated spend
The business case is solely for
internal use only and should not be published
externally.
 
 

 
I
certify that this is a true record of the executive decision to
procure use of external Contractors to aid delivery
of the Highway Repair Programme
 
 
Signed by the
Decision Maker  

Dated:18th March,
2024
 
Name:
Paul Woodcock                                    
Job
Title: Strategic Director