Housing, Dundee Contract Services And Environment Services Committee - 12/02/2007

At a MEETING of the DUNDEE CONTRACT SERVICES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 12th February, 2007.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Councillor George REGAN, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 8th January , 2007 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I SUPPLY OF NEW GROUNDS MAINTENANCE AND FORESTRY PLANT 2006-2007

There was submitted Report No 74-2007 by the Director of Dundee Contract Services seeking authority to purchase new grounds maintenance and forestry plant required by Dundee Contract Services.

The Committee agreed to accept the undernoted offers for the plant listed:

II SUB-CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLY OF MATERIALS

There was submitted Report No 87-2007 by the Director of Dundee Contract Services detailing Sub-Contractors and Suppliers of Materials to Dundee Contract Services for the value of 10,000 and over.

The Committee noted the contents of the report.

III DUNDEE CONTRACT SERVICES FINANCIAL OPERATING STATEMENT AND OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED 31st December, 2006

There was submitted Report No 108-2007 by the Head of Finance and Director of Dundee Contract Services appraising the Committee on the financial position and operational performance of Dundee Contract Services (DCS) for the nine months ended 31st December, 2006.

The Committee noted:-

(i) the current financial position and operational performance of DCS;

(ii) that DCS should exceed the statutory requirement of break even for the third year of the current three year rolling period, which commenced at the start of financial year 2004/2005; and

(iii) that based on the nine months results the projected annual surplus, with appropriate adjustments, was estimated to be in the region of 595,000 and exceeded the surplus included in the City Council's approved 2006/2007 Revenue Budget by 120,000.

IV PLAY AREA IMPROVEMENTS 2006/2007

There was submitted Report No 99-2007 by the Director of Dundee Contract Services seeking approval for Dundee Contract Services to carry out a further phased programme of Play Area Improvements for 2006/2007.

The Committee agreed the remainder of the phased programme of improvements to play areas in the City for 2006/2007 at Spey Drive and Moncur Crescent and the works to be carried out by Dundee Contract Services at an estimated cost of 96,400.

George REGAN, Convener.