City Development Committee - 14/11/2005

At a MEETING of the ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 14th November, 2005.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Councillor Morrow, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 17th October, 2005 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I TENDERS RECEIVED

There was submitted Report No. 678-2005 by the City Architectural Services Officer detailing tenders received and requesting a decision on acceptance thereof.

The Committee agreed to accept the lowest offer by Alexander Oastler Limited, Dundee amounting to 41,325.23 for Dundee Airport - In Flight Catering Unit and Fire Station Alterations together with 10,659.00 for allowances making a total expenditure of 51,984.23.

The Committee also noted that Alexander Oastler Limited had listed the undernoted sub-contractors:-

II UNIT T, CLAVERHOUSE INDUSTRIAL PARK - DUNDEE JOINT EQUIPMENT SERVICE

Reference was made to Article VI of the minute of meeting of the Social Work Committee of 17th January, 2005 wherein Members agreed to support and agree to the commissioning of a Joint Equipment Service for Dundee and authorised the Director of Social Work, in conjunction with other Chief Officers, to enter into agreement with NHS Tayside and the Scottish Executive to establish the service.

There was submitted Agenda Note AN438-2005 advising that, as part of the process of establishing the service, suitable premises were required from which to operate the facility. Following a property search by the Director of Economic Development, Unit T at Claverhouse Industrial Park had been identified as the most suitable building for the project. Conversion works would be required to the building in order to make it suitable for the provision of a Joint Equipment Service.

The Committee authorised the appropriate technical officers to proceed and obtain tenders for the works to Unit T, Claverhouse Industrial Park within the budget cost of 1.27m exclusive of VAT and inclusive of fees. The Director of Economic Development undertook to formally report provisional terms and conditions of tenancy to the Committee prior to any contracts being let for the project.

The Committee resolved under Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1973 that the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the undernoted items of business on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 6 and 9 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act.

III COMMERCIAL LEASES

There was submitted and approved Report No. 662-2005 by the Director of Economic Development detailing commercial leases in respect of the undernoted premises:-

Incubator Unit, James Lindsay Place

Laboratory Premises, Gemini Crescent, Dundee Technology Park

Units 25-26 Mid Wynd

22 Dryburgh Street

26 St Giles Terrace

Unit 17 Peddie Street

78-86 Dunholm Road

28 St Giles Terrace

14 Brownhill Road

Unit 3, Peddie Street

Unit 11, Marybank Lane

Unit 14, Marybank Lane

60 Craigmount Road

Illuminated Advertising Board, Main Reception, Terminal Building, Dundee Airport

205/207 Hilltown

Room 7,8 and 9 Kandahar, 71 Meadowside

209 Hilltown

211 Hilltown

16-20 Beauly Avenue

IV JWT (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

There was submitted Agenda Note AN443-2005 the terms of which were approved by the Committee.

JOE MORROW, Convener