Purpose

Approval for variation for cost
increase.

Decision

That the Strategic Director of
Housing:
 
1. 
Formalises his approval of the variation to the
Temporary Accommodation Contract 1, refurbishment/conversion
contract with Niblock (Builders)
Limited (Niblock), varying the contract
sum from £2,086,229 to £2,647,251, an increase of
£561,022.
 

2. 
Approves a variation to the contingency for the
above contract, increasing the contingency from £104,311 to
£132,363, an increase of £28,052.

 

3. 
Notes the increase to estimated on-costs, including a 4% development
allowance associated with the contract, as a
result of the above requested approvals from £371,138
to £403,065 an increase of £31,927.

 

4. 
Notes the increase of the total scheme costs from
£2,561,678 to £3,182,679 resulting to a total scheme
variation of £621,001.

 

5. 
Notes that this report was considered at the
Departmental Contract Review Board (DCRB) in July 2022 but was not
sent for approval until May 2023.