Housing, Dundee Contract Services And Environment Services Committee - 20/02/2006

At a MEETING of the HOUSING COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 20th February 2006.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Councillor REGAN, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 16th January 2006 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I LOCHEE HOUSING AND SOCIAL WORK OFFICE - NEW BUILD PREMISES

There was submitted Joint Report No 116-2006 by the Director of Housing, Director of Social Work and City Architectural Services Officer detailing the negotiated Agreed Maximum Price (AMP) in respect of the above works.

The Committee agreed to accept the AMP from Forman Construction Limited, Dundee, in the amount of 385,625.00 giving a total cost of 2,385,573.42.

The Committee also noted that Forman Construction Ltd had listed the undernoted Sub-Contractors:-

II CARETAKING AND CONCIERGE SERVICES

There was submitted Joint Report No 45-2006 by the Director of Housing and the Assistant Chief Executive (Management) proposing a strategy for managing the staffing implications for caretakers and concierge arising from the ongoing rehousing of tenants of multi-storeys already declared surplus in the City.

The Committee agreed:-

(a) to the separation of concierge cleaning and security duties;

(b) to remit to the Director of Housing to negotiate a contract with Tayside Contracts, or an appropriate alternative provider, for the cleaning of surplus multi-storeys in the Central area with the resultant contract reported to a future Housing Committee; and

(c) that the Director of Housing brings forward and implements staff and tenant consultation strategies related to the proposed changes to the service.

III WESTERN CLEPINGTON 1ST DEVELOPMENT - PITCHED ROOF REPLACEMENT - EXTENSION TO CONTRACT

There was submitted Report No 152-2006 by the City Architectural Services Officer seeking approval to extend the above mentioned contract.

The Committee agreed to extend the existing contract incurring estimated additional expenditure of approximately 40,350.

IV LAWTON 1ST DEVELOPMENT - PITCHED ROOF REPLACEMENT PHASE 4 - EXTENSION TO CONTRACT

There was submitted Report No 153-2006 by the City Architectural Services Officer seeking approval to extend the above mentioned contract.

The Committee agreed to extend the existing contract incurring estimated additional expenditure of approximately 23,000.

V MENZIESHILL 1ST DEVELOPMENT - PITCHED ROOF RENEWAL - EXTENSION TO CONTRACT

There was submitted Report No 154-2006 by the City Architectural Services Officer seeking approval to extend the above mentioned contract.

The Committee agreed to extend the existing contract incurring estimated additional expenditure of approximately 60,350.

VI REGISTRATION OF TENANT ORGANISATIONS - HOUSING (SCOTLAND) ACT 2001 (THE ACT)

There was submitted Agenda Note AN60-2006 seeking approval for the Dundee Federation of Tenants Associations (DFTA) to be re-registered as a tenant organisation.

The Committee approved the application.

VII PURCHASE OF PEOPLE CARRIERS FOR HOMELESS SERVICES UNIT

There was submitted Agenda Note AN64-2006 making reference to Article III of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 24th October 2005 regarding the purchase of two people carrier vehicles.

It was reported that the successful tenderer was subsequently unable to supply the vehicles specified and therefore an alternative supplier (Arnold Clark Automobiles Limited - Ford Business Centre) had been appointed through the Authorities Buying Consortium (ABC) Scheme at a cost of 31,670.

The Committee approved the purchase of two people carrier vehicles for the Homeless Service Unit on the above mentioned basis.

VIII HOUSING (SCOTLAND) ACT 2001 - IMPROVEMENT, REPAIRS AND ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS, HOME LOANS ETC

There was submitted Agenda Note AN71-2006 making reference to the minute of meeting of this Committee of 15th November 1999 when grant expenditure now under Private Sector Housing Grant was agreed.

It was reported that the grants approved during December 2005/January 2006 in each of the categories were as follows:-

* May contain commercial premises.

The Committee resolved under Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1973 that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the undernoted item of business on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 6 and 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act.

IX THREE ELECTRICITY SUB-STATION SITES AT TROTTICK, DUNDEE

There was submitted Agenda Note AN61-2006 relative to the proposed acquisition of three electricity sub-station sites at Trottick.

The Committee approved the acquisition on the terms and conditions detailed in the note.

GEORGE REGAN, Convener.