City Development Committee - 18/02/2019

At a MEETING of the CITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 18th February, 2019.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost Ian BORTHWICK

 

Depute Lord Provost Bill CAMPBELL

 

BAILIES

 

Willie SAWERS

Kevin KEENAN

Derek J SCOTT

Christina ROBERTS

Helen WRIGHT

Fraser MACPHERSON

 

COUNCILLORS

 

John ALEXANDER

Anne RENDALL

Michael MARRA

Kevin CORDELL

Alan ROSS

George McIRVINE

Will DAWSON

Lynne SHORT

Richard McCREADY

Mark FLYNN

Roisin SMITH

Margaret RICHARDSON

Stewart HUNTER

Georgia CRUICKSHANK

Donald HAY

Ken LYNN

Charlie MALONE

Philip SCOTT

Gregor MURRAY

 

Craig DUNCAN

 

Councillor Lynne SHORT, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 28th January, 2019 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

II TENDERS RECEIVED BY HEAD OF DESIGN AND PROPERTY

 

There was submitted Report No 83-2019 by the Head of Design and Property detailing tenders received and requesting a decision thereon:-

 

(i) GLEBELANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL - CONVERT NURSERY TOILET TO MEDICAL ROOM AND STORAGE CUPBOARD

 

The Committee agreed to accept a negotiated offer from Construction Services in the sum of 40,259.94, to which required to be added allowances of 6,812.37, giving a total expenditure of 47,072.31.

 

(ii) DENS ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOL - BLACKOUT BLINDS TO GYMNASIUM WINDOWS

 

The Committee agreed to accept a negotiated offer from Construction Services in the sum of 8,207.10, to which required to be added allowances of 1,537.76, giving a total expenditure of 9,744.86.

 

(iii) BRAEVIEW ACADEMY - INSTALLATION OF A NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM

 

The Committee agreed to accept an offer from IC Fire and Security Ltd, Dundee in the sum of 84,722, to which required to be added allowances of 1,000, giving a total expenditure of 85,722.

 

(iv) EXPANSION OF EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE ENTITLEMENT TO 11:40 HOURS - LONGHAUGH PROJECT

 

The Committee agreed to accept a negotiated offer from Construction Services in the sum of 712,869, to which required to be added allowances of 177,000, giving a total expenditure of 889,869.

 

III UPGRADE OF EXISTING SPIRE KIT ON PARKING METERS TO ALLOW CONTINUATION OF ACCEPTANCE OFCREDIT CARD PAYMENTS

 

There was submitted Report No 80-2019 by the Executive Director of City Development detailing the quotations received for the upgrade of all parking meters across the city to allow for continued acceptance of credit card payments

 

The Committee agreed to accept the quotes submitted by the undernoted contractors and noted the total amount for the project:-

 

Project Reference/Description

Contractor

Quote Amount

 

Upgrade to all on-street and surface level car park meters to allow for continuation of acceptance of credit card payments.

 

Metric

125,000

Upgrade to all multi-storey car park meters to allow for continuation of acceptance of credit card payments.

 

Orbility

64,245

TOTAL

189,245

 

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.

 

IV SALE OF LAND, NELSON STREET, DUNDEE

 

There was submitted Report No 78-2019 by the Executive Director of City Development seeking approval for the sale of land at Nelson Street, Dundee.

 

The Committee approved the sale of land on the terms and conditions detailed in the report.

 

 

 

 

Lynne SHORT, Convener.