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(1)         
that approval is given to enter a direct award contract with Ridge
and Partners LLP to conduct Stock Condition Surveys for the
remaining 14,000 council housing properties;
 
(2)         
any necessary exemption be made to the council’s Procurement
and Contract Procedure Rules to enable the course of action
referred to in (1) above to proceed;
 
(3)         
the Executive Director Place and the Monitoring Officer, Assistant
Director – Legal and Assurance be authorised to enter a
formal contract with Ridge and Partners LLP and execute under seal
any documentation related to the award of the contract.