Appointment of BHP Mechanical as main contractor for heating upgrade works at The Lawns Nursery/Oakfield First School
Decision Maker: Executive Director of Children Services & Education
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
To appoint BHP Mechanical as the main
contractor for the heating works (replacement of boilers with Air
Source Heat Pumps) at The Lawns Nursery School
and Oakfield First School.
Reasons for the decision:
A tendering exercise has been carried out, in
compliance with the borough's
constitution, to find the contractor for the works.
Alternative options considered:
Alternative tenders could have been approved,
but the tender exercise found that
BHP Mechanical were the best value. The do nothing option would
mean not
appointing a contractor, and no boilers would then be installed.
This would leave
the schools with unsustainable oil-fired boilers.
Details of any associated risks and mitigation:
A contingency sum is included within the
project budget.
Details of any associated finance considerations:
The budget for the works has been approved and
is in the council's capital programme.
Finance officer who provided advice:
Narinder Bhogal - 3 April 2023
Legal officer who provided advice:
Elaine Browne - 3 February 2023
Details of any associated equality/ sustainability /data protection considerations:
None
Reason(s) for officer decision notice:
Any decision to seek proposals for, award, or
vary a contract, or to dispose of land or assets, with a value
(over the life of the contract) of £50,000 or more (N.B. up
to £500,000 as this would then require Cabinet
approval)
Publication date: 19/09/2023
Date of decision: 15/09/2023