Purpose

The council is a Statutory
Harbour Authority and has a duty to maintain the Port of Ramsgate
and Ramsgate Harbour. The report proposes that a key decision be
approved to award a term contract for mechanical dredging at the
Port of Ramsgate and Ramsgate Royal Harbour. This routine
maintenance dredging will be funded via an existing recurring
revenue budget of  £145,500. The
estimated value of the contract will be £72,750 per year over
a maximum contract term of 5 years (core term of 3 years with
potential for a 2 year extension), making a total estimated
contract value of £363,750.

Decision

Cabinet agreed the following:
 
1. The key decision to award a
contract with a value in excess of £250,000 for mechanical
dredging at the Port of Ramsgate and Ramsgate Royal Harbour,
following a procurement exercise;
 
2. That the Director of Environment,
having sought advice from legal services, agree the final terms of
any contract award and sign the contract with the successful
bidder.