Housing, Dundee Contract Services And Environment Services Committee - 19/02/2007
At a MEETING of the HOUSING COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 19th February, 2007.
Present:-
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Lord Provost John R LETFORD |
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BAILIES
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C D P FARQUHAR |
John CORRIGAN |
Bruce D MACKIE |
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Helen WRIGHT |
Neil I C POWRIE |
Ian BORTHWICK |
COUNCILLORS
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Jill SHIMI |
Nigel DON |
Christina ROBERTS |
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Kevin KEENAN |
Bob DUNCAN |
Jim BARRIE |
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George REGAN |
Richard BEATTIE |
Will DAWSON |
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Christopher HIND |
Andrew DAWSON |
Elizabeth F FORDYCE |
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Joe MORROW |
Willie W SAWERS |
Roderick A J WALLACE |
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Fraser MACPHERSON |
Joe FITZPATRICK |
Charles A WEBSTER |
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Helen DICK |
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Derek J SCOTT |
Councillor George REGAN, Convener, in the Chair.
The minute of meeting of this Committee of 15th January, 2007 was held as read.
Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.
I TENDERS RECEIVED
(a)
There was submitted Report No 124-2007 by the City Engineer giving details of offers received to carry out the Trottick Site Remediation at Harestane Road.
The Committee agreed to accept the lowest offer by D Geddes (Contractors) Limited amounting to 272,492.62 together with allowances of 15,034.48 for contingencies, 31,472.90 for professional fees and 1,000 for planning supervisor making a total expenditure of 320,000.
(b)
The City Architectural Services Officer submitted Report No 117-2007 giving details of offers received for the undernoted contracts:-
(i) MENZIESHILL 2ND DEVELOPMENT - HEATING KITCHEN AND BATHROOM REPLACEMENT
The Committee agreed to accept the offer from Dundee Contract Services under a partnering project amounting to 552,000 together with the undernoted allowances:-
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Redecoration of elderly tenants' houses |
30,000 |
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Decoration vouchers |
20,000 |
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Carpet vouchers |
4,500 |
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Decanting of tenants |
9,000 |
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Storage |
9,000 |
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Gas connection charges |
76,014 |
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Planning Supervisor |
3,100 |
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Professional services |
30,000 |
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TOTAL |
181,614 |
making a total expenditure of 733,614.
(ii) VARIOUS SHELTERED HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS - WARDEN CALL SYSTEM REPLACEMENT
The Committee agreed to accept the offer from McGill Security Limited under a partnering project amounting to 140,000 together with allowances of 1,220 for planning supervisor and 14,351 for professional services making a total expenditure of 155,571.
(ii) LAWTON/GLENPROSEN DEVELOPMENT - PHASE 1 - KITCHEN AND BATHROOM UPGRADE
The Committee agreed to accept the offer from Dundee Contract Services under a partnering project amounting to 150,000 together with allowances as undernoted:-
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Redecoration of elderly tenants' houses |
12,000 |
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Decoration vouchers |
6,000 |
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Non-slip floor finishes |
4,000 |
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Planning Supervisor |
1,270 |
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Professional services |
13,641 |
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TOTAL |
36,911 |
making a total expenditure of 186,911.
II HOUSING (SCOTLAND) ACT 2001 - IMPROVEMENT, REPAIRS AND ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS, HOME LOANS ETC
There was submitted Agenda Note AN53-2007. Reference was made 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 agreed that the grants approved during January 2007 in each of the categories were as follows:-
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Category |
Amount of Grants Approved |
No of Dwellings |
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Housing Action Areas |
0 |
0 |
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Repair Notices and other Statutory Notices |
0 |
0* |
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Improvements/Repairs and Conversions within the City Centre |
0 |
0 |
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BTS Improvement/Repair |
0 |
0 |
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Disabled Adaptations |
33,840 |
9 |
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Disabled Extension |
0 |
0 |
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Care and Repair (IG) |
13,738 |
4 |
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Care and Repair (RG) |
6,530 |
2 |
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Serious Disrepair |
11,712 |
3 |
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Mutual Repairs |
28,802 |
9 |
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Ex-Council (Capital Project) |
156,001 |
37 |
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Windows |
0 |
0 |
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Removal of Lead Plumbing |
2,171 |
2 |
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Rewiring |
7,056 |
4 |
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Environmental |
0 |
0 |
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Discretionary Improvements |
0 |
0 |
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Discretionary Repairs |
27,831 |
6 |
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Energy Efficiency |
0 |
0 |
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HMOs (Fire Escapes) |
2,632 |
3 |
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Security |
441 |
2 |
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Roofs |
128,549 |
26 |
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Total |
419,303 |
107 |
* 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 I of Schedule 7A of the Act.
III SALE OF SITE AT DOUGLAS ROAD
On a reference to Article X of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 20th October, 2003 the Director of Economic Development submitted Report No 75-2007 seeking approval for the sale of the above site.
The Committee approved the sale on the terms and conditions detailed in the report.
George REGAN, Convener.