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Salford City Council – Record of
Decision
 
I Paul Dennett, City
Mayor, in exercise of the powers
contained within the Council Constitution do hereby:
 

approve the increase in the value of
the SBNI DP3 purchase order to the value set out in the detail of
the Part 2 report.

 

note the intention
for Salford City Council to pursue a legal claim for a proportion
of the additional cost overrun associated with deficiencies in the
utilities diversion processes of the project.

 
3.   
note the intention for SCC to seek additional
funding within the Growth Deal budget to cover the additional costs
not associated with deficiencies through discussions with
TfGM.
 

 
The Reasons are: to enable payment of the final account
sum to the contractor for works on SBNI DP3.
 
Options considered and rejected
were: N/A.
 
Assessment of Risk: High – At this time the
Council needs to underwrite the payment of funds due under contract
to pay the final account. Funding options are under
discussion.
 
The source of funding
is: Place Capital Programme
2023/24.
 
Legal Advice obtained: The Shared Legal
Service.
 
Financial Advice
obtained: Hollie
Faulkner.
 
Procurement Advice obtained:
The Corporate Procurement Team.
 
HR Advice obtained:
N/A.
 
Climate Change Implications
obtained: N/A.
 
The following documents have
been used to assist the decision process:
·     
Report to the City Mayor’s Regeneration
Briefing – 13 July 2015.
·     
Salford Bus Lanes – An Overview ( Urban Vision
) – 6th November 2015.
·     
TfGM OBC Draft Appendix B – Schematic Plan
from OBC – November 2015.
·     
Urban Vision – Regeneration Panel Presentation
– July 2016.
·     
Report to Lead Member for Planning & Sustainable
Development – 9th May 2017.
·     
Report to Lead Member for Planning & Sustainable
Development – 18th June 2019.
·     
Report to Lead Member for Planning & Sustainable
Development – 19th Sep 2019.
·     
Report to Procurement Board – 27th November
2019.
·     
Report to Procurement Board – 9th December
2020.
·     
Report to Procurement Board – 23rd
November 2022.
 
(if the documents disclose
exempt or confidential information, they should not be listed, but
the following wording shall be inserted: "(The relevant documents
contain exempt or confidential information and are not available
for public inspection)":-

Contact Officer: Opu Anwar          
Contact: opu.anwar@salford.gov.uk
 
Please delete from the bullets
below any which are not relevant:
·     
The Lead Member has been consulted and is supportive
of the proposed contract.
·     
This matter is not subject to consideration by
another Lead Member.
·     
The appropriate Scrutiny Committee to call-in the
decision is the Growth and Prosperity Scrutiny
Committee.
 
 

Signed:    Paul
Dennett       Dated:     25 October 2023.
           
      City
Mayor
 

FOR DEMOCRATIC SERVICES USE
ONLY
 
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This decision was published on 26 October 2023
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This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on 2 November
2023 unless it is called-in in
accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.