RUSHEY MEAD SCHOOL - AUTHORITY TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT
Councillor Subedar submits a report.
Minutes:
Councillor Subedar submitted a report seeking approval to waive standing orders to expedite building works at the above school.
RESOLVED:
(1)that approval be given for a waiver of Standing Orders 84, 85.1 to 85.6 and 86 to allow a contract to be negotiated without competitive tenders, for the reasons detailed in the report;
(2)that officers be authorised to negotiate with the current contractor for the next phase of work described in the report and their progress recorded contemporaneously in writing; and
(3)that the Town Clerk be authorised to enter into a contract, subject to a satisfactory outcome to the negotiations and proposals being scrutinised by the Council's Internal Audit Team.