Decision details

Plant Hire Contract

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decisions:

The Cabinet gave consideration to a report of the Operations Manager which sought approval for the award of a Framework Agreement to cover the annual, seasonal and ad hoc requirement within the Highway Operations for the provision of a range of hired plant and equipment.

 

The Cabinet was informed that the intention was to form a Framework of suppliers, which will ensure availability of all plant and equipment. The Agreement would be administered and the work allocated by the individual service areas. Being selected as one of the prospective suppliers on the Framework Agreement would in no way guarantee an allotted amount of work during the contract period.

 

The plant hire framework would be established over 5 years and was essentially a framework for the Highways Operations team to hire various plant, equipment and skilled operatives to cover the annual, seasonal and ad hoc requirements within the Highway Operations service. The contract was divided into six lots with various suppliers in each lot, which allowed the flexibility to complete various projects.

 

Options/Alternatives considered:

·       To award the framework agreement to the bidders identified.

·       To not award.

 

RESOLVED that the Cabinet would consider the commercially sensitive information contained at Item 13 of the agenda.

Publication date: 20/08/2019

Date of decision: 19/08/2019

Decided at meeting: 19/08/2019 - Cabinet

Effective from: 29/08/2019

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