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19/08/2022 - BSH/HRA Flooring Works ref: 1474 Recommendations Approved
This provided the quickest and most efficient
route to market to provide resources for flooring works to occupied
and void properties considering the delays in procuring the new
Responsive Repairs Framework.
Decision Maker: Executive Director: Growth and Regeneration
Decision published: 26/09/2022
Effective from: 19/08/2022
Decision:
Approval to award a temporary arrangement for
a provider to carry out flooring works to Housing owned occupied
properties while a permanent contract is procured. Due to the delay
in procuring the new Responsive Repairs framework, there are no
longer any resources for providing flooring works to occupied and
void properties. This temporary arrangement will ensure BCC fulfils
its statutory duty to fulfil repairs.
Lead officer: Louise Baker
12/08/2022 - Bristol Beacon Refurbishment Project ref: 1456 Recommendations Approved
The refurbishment of the concert organ is an
essential part of the main refurbishment programme to develop
Bristol Beacon into a world class concert venue. The organ was
originally purpose built and installed in 1956 as part of the last
major refurbishment programme.
Decision Maker: Executive Director: Growth and Regeneration
Decision published: 01/09/2022
Effective from: 12/08/2022
Decision:
The award on a contract to Harrison and
Harrison for a second phase of offsite refurbishment works
following by the re installation of the historic organ back into
Bristol Beacon.
Lead officer: Louise Baker
19/08/2022 - Portway Park and Ride Rail Station - GWR Co-operation Agreement ref: 1455 Recommendations Approved
To enable Great Western Railway to continue to
work on the Portway Park and Ride Rail Station, which is a
requirement to enable the completion of the project.
Decision Maker: Executive Director: Growth and Regeneration
Decision published: 01/09/2022
Effective from: 19/08/2022
Decision:
Bristol City Council is delivering the Portway
Park and Ride Rail Station, and key inputs are required by the
Train Operating Company, Great Western Railway. The City Council is
therefore required to enter into contract with Great Western
Railway to enable these elements of the project to be delivered.
The procurement route selected for this project is a Direct Award
to Great Western Railway Limited via Breach of the City
Council’s procurement rules. Breach route has been sought for
this procurement as the contract has been entered into before
approval of the procurement request. Due to the nature of the work
and to avoid delays, an agreement with Great Western Railway was
signed prior to procurement approval.
Lead officer: Louise Baker
21/08/2022 - Demolition of Filwood Cinema ref: 1452 Recommendations Approved
Demolition of the cinema has been discussed
and approved previously – see references below.
Ref: Housing Delivery Board Briefing 22 January 2018 -Proposed
Demolition of Filwood Broadway
2-20 Filwood Broadway is allocated for development and identified
as a priority site for Housing Delivery.
Officer Executive Decision Form – Proposed Demolition of
Filwood Broadway Cinema and clearance of scrubland to rear of
building – decision 30th January 2018,
Meeting of Cabinet 18th January 2022 – Housing Revenue
Account (HRA) Budget and Business Plan. (Item 11) – to
implement the HRA 2022/23 HRA Development Programme in Appendix 3.
Sites approved to planning construction anticipated over the next 5
years – Filwood Cinema 30 social rent units.
The building has been partly demolished internally and stripped out
and this is the works to finalise the demolition process and
‘make safe’ the party wall to the adjoining rank
Decision Maker: Executive Director: Growth and Regeneration
Decision published: 01/09/2022
Effective from: 21/08/2022
Decision:
Appointment of Wring Group Ltd, demolition
contractor, to complete the demolition of Filwood Cinema following
a re-tender process. The demolition works will include structural
support steels and an external insulated render (waterproof system)
to the party wall.
The reason for the replacement contractor is due to party wall
issues which delayed the demolition. The previous appointed
contractor withdrew from the project.
Lead officer: Louise Baker
12/08/2022 - Successful award to Bristol Community Safety Partnership of funds from the Avon & Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner, Police and Crime Grant ref: 1451 Recommendations Approved
Bristol City Council have agreed to receive
grant funds from the Police
Decision Maker: Director: Children, Families & Safer Communities
Decision published: 31/08/2022
Effective from: 12/08/2022
Decision:
The Bristol Community Safety Partnership which
consists of a number of key agencies in the city have taken the
decision to fund the following services and projects for
2022-2023;
Youth Offending Service£200,000.00
Domestic Homicide Reviews £3,000.00
Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC)
£11,827.00
Locational
Lead officer: Clare Sims
18/08/2022 - Agreement to enter into conditional disposal of land at Temple Island to Legal and General on long lease subject to an agreement for lease and related agreements ref: 1449 Recommendations Approved
The terms of the agreement have been concluded
and reviewed and are a reasonable and legally sound commercial
arrangement which has been negotiated between experienced teams
each with the benefit of support from national firms of valuers.
The final terms do not depart from the Heads of Terms previously
reported to Cabinet in a way that adversely affects the risk
profile for the Council. The economic benefits of the proposed
arrangements significantly outweigh the public cost.
The proposed arrangements comply with Public Contract Regulations,
state aid/ public subsidy requirements and meet the Council’s
best value obligations.
Decision Maker: Executive Director: Growth and Regeneration
Decision published: 18/08/2022
Effective from: 18/08/2022
Decision:
Cabinet agreed on 4 February 2020 to approve
the conditional disposal of the land at Temple Island, Bath Road,
Temple Quarter by a long lease to Legal and General and to enter
into a related Agreement for Lease and related documents in order
to enable the delivery of a landmark mixed-use development on the
site including homes, employment space, office space and a hotel
and conference centre. The agreement contains various conditions
which would have to be satisfied for the lease to be granted. Phase
1 consists of residential buildings and Grade A office space and
Phase 2 consists of a hotel and conference centre and further homes
and office space. The Council agreed to carry out certain
remediation and enabling works as necessary for development of
Temple Island. The legal agreements have now been finalised and I
have authorised exchange and completion.
Lead officer: Stephen Peacock
12/08/2022 - Sleeved Power Purchase Agreement for Half-Hourly (large) electricity supplies. ref: 1448 Recommendations Approved
•This arrangement covers around a third
of total BCC electricity demand
•The new arrangements will significantly reduce BCC exposure
to market prices for electricity, and will provide a supply of
zero-carbon electricity.
•The current supply contracts expired on 31st July 2022,
meaning that the Council is now incurring significantly more
expensive off-contract rates for electricity.
•There is a clear and pressing need to maintain a compliant
contract for power to supply council buildings.
Decision Maker: Executive Director: Growth and Regeneration
Decision published: 15/08/2022
Effective from: 12/08/2022
Decision:
Contract award for Sleeved Power Purchase for
half-hourly (large) electricity supplies from August 2022 to
September 2023. Consultation has taken place with the relevant
Cabinet Member..
Lead officer: Louise Baker
08/06/2022 - Car Club ref: 1446 Recommendations Approved
As this is a direct award OED guidance states,
decisions between £250k and £499,999k need to be
approved by the Executive Director.
Decision Maker: Chief Executive
Decision published: 11/08/2022
Effective from: 08/06/2022
Decision:
Bristol City Council, Fleet Services have
awarded its Car Club contract to the second and third highest
ranked companies on the TPPL Framework, as the first ranked company
was unable to meet BCC’s specification.
This purchase is being undertaken in accordance with Commercial
Services Kent Limited (CSKL) and TPPL Vehicle Purchase Framework
TPPLCSKL02.
The Procurement Partnership Ltd (TPPL) has completed a tendering
exercise on behalf of Commercial Services Kent Limited (CSKL) to
establish a Vehicle Car Club Framework covering Car Clubs and Pool
Car schemes including travel management systems and packages.
A Procurement Officer has been appointed to this project and the
process being followed by Fleet Services has been approved by the
Procurement Team.
Lead officer: Nick Gingell
08/08/2022 - HRA – Barton Hill Waking Watch ref: 1444 Recommendations Approved
The contract is to provide a fire alert system
(a waking watch) which will enhance safety of residents in the
event of a fire.
Decision Maker: Executive Director: Growth and Regeneration
Decision published: 09/08/2022
Effective from: 08/08/2022
Decision:
Bristol City Council has commissioned a Waking
Watch to enhance safety at 4 high rise blocks in Barton Hill
(Ashmead House, Barton House, Harwood House and Longlands
House).
A contract has been awarded to Kingdom to provide a Waking Watch at
each of the 4 blocks in Barton Hill for a period of at least six
months whilst more permanent remediation works to improve the
safety of the blocks is secured.
A Waking Watch is the provision of patrols of the blocks, 24/7, by
trained fire marshals who will alert the fire brigade if there is a
fire in the block and actively wake residents and assist them in
evacuating the block.
Lead officer: Louise Baker
05/08/2022 - New Service Charges for New Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Housing Developments ref: 1443 Recommendations Approved
•The HRA needs to recover the actual
costs for services it is providing at each of its developments in
order to be able to:
-deliver those services efficiently and effectively.
-keep blocks and estates in good condition.
-to help ensure long-term viability of HRA finances.
•The approved HRA Budget and Business Plan 2022-23 authorised
the Executive Director of Growth and Regeneration, in consultation
with the Cabinet Member for Housing Delivery and Homes, to set
service charges in line with the anticipated and actual cost of
delivery. This subsequent Officer Executive Decision is intended to
give transparency on the likely new charges that could apply at new
HRA developments.
Decision Maker: Executive Director: Growth and Regeneration
Decision published: 08/08/2022
Effective from: 05/08/2022
Decision:
At all new developments delivered from 1st
August 2022 onwards, the HRA will be recovering the costs of a
fuller range of service chargeable services from its shared owners,
leaseholders, and tenants. Those charges will be based on actual
costs expected/incurred at each specific development.
Lead officer: Louise Baker
04/08/2022 - Acceptance of Horizon Europe funding ref: 1442 Recommendations Approved
The submission of the funding call was signed
off by the Executive Director, Growth and Regeneration, and the
cabinet member for Transport. The decision required for sign off
for the grant agreement to be signed is to allow for funding to be
released and for the project to progress.
Decision Maker: Executive Director: Growth and Regeneration
Decision published: 08/08/2022
Effective from: 04/08/2022
Decision:
Bristol has been successful, as part of a
consortium led by the Austrian Institute of Technology, in a bid to
receive funding which will be used to bring added data monitoring
and capacity building for public engagement and participation for
the East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood Pilot. The proposal to
submit the bid was taken by the Executive Director, Growth and
Regeneration (1st March 2022) prior to submission. The Executive
Director, Growth and Regeneration has now agreed for the grant
agreement to be signed to enable Bristol City Council to accept the
funding of ~£290k to participate in the project over 3 years.
The signing will be by a nominated Bristol City Council
representative.
Lead officer: Louise Baker
04/08/2022 - A4 Portway Strategic Corridor - Procurement of Strategic Partner ref: 1441 Recommendations Approved
This project is key to Bristol City
Council’s aims of delivering the Strategic Corridors
programme, and Mass Transit.
Decision Maker: Executive Director: Growth and Regeneration
Decision published: 08/08/2022
Effective from: 04/08/2022
Decision:
This decision follows the cabinet decision on
Tuesday, 5th October, 2021 which approved “the receipt and
expenditure of funding to deliver the development and submission to
WECA of Businesses
Cases for each project within the Strategic Corridors Programme, of
up to £3.5m”. Specifically for the A4 Portway Strategic
Corridor £600k was approved.
This decision is to use £315,000 of that funding to procure
services of the Strategic Partner (Arcadis) to undertake the
Outline Business Case and associated design work for the A4 Portway
Strategic Corridor.
Lead officer: Louise Baker