Update on Housing Repairs Contract
(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Housing, Homelessness and Planning)
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Report of the Portfolio Holder for Housing, Homelessness and Planning to provide an update on the commercial position of the current repairs and investment contract with Equans, it identified terms of a commercial negotiation and provides details of contract value amendments to reflect the commercial/financial position of the contractual arrangements, including a contract reset and internal service transformation with the aim of improving service to tenants and leaseholders.
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That Cabinet
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Cabinet endorsed the contents of the report produced by ARK Consulting [Appendix 1] and delegates authority to the Assistant Director (Assets), Executive Director (Communities) and the s151 Officer to enter into deed of variation with Equans on the basis of a revised Price Per Property Rate [PPP] of not more than £580.59 and a revised uplift on the Schedule of Rates for Voids of not more than +36.30%, with figures being subject to further due diligence checks; and
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approved the payment of £228,000 to Equans in relation to an uplift of the Schedule of Rates that reflects an abnormal period of inflationary pressure in the construction industry in previous years of the contract.
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(Moved by Councillor B Clarke and seconded by Councillor N Arkney)
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Members asked for thanks to be passed to ARK Consulting for the help regarding this report and also thank to Rob Barnes and Paul Weston.
Update on Housing Repairs Contract
(Committee to consider the Report of the Portfolio Holder for Housing, Homelessness and Planning, which is due to be presented at Cabinet on the 10th October 2024)
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The Portfolio Holder for Housing, Homelessness and Planning, the Assistant director Assets and a representative from Ark Consultancy attended to provide the Committee with the report of the Portfolio Holder for Housing, Homelessness and Planning to update on the commercial position of the current repairs and investment contract with Equans, it identified terms of a commercial negotiation and provided details of contract value amendments to reflect the commercial/financial position of the contractual arrangements, including a contract reset and internal service transformation with the aim of improving service to tenants and leaseholders.
There were no specific recommendation for the Committee to endorse, the Chair thanked the Officers and consultants for updating them on the report going to Cabinet.
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