Neighbourhood Regeneration, Housing & Estate Management Committee - 20/01/2025

At a MEETING of the NEIGHBOURHOOD REGENERATION, HOUSING AND ESTATE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 20th January, 2025.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost Bill CAMPBELL

 

Depute Lord Provost Kevin CORDELL

 

BAILIES

 

Will DAWSON

Willie SAWERS

Kevin KEENAN

Christina ROBERTS

 

Derek SCOTT

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Heather ANDERSON

Steven ROME

George McIRVINE

Jimmy BLACK

Lynne SHORT

Wendy SCULLIN

Mark FLYNN

Roisin SMITH

Pete SHEARS

Stewart HUNTER

Siobhan TOLLAND

Daniel COLEMAN

Ken LYNN

Dorothy McHUGH

Michael CRICHTON

Lee MILLS

 

Craig DUNCAN

 

Depute Lord Provost Kevin CORDELL, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 2nd December, 2024 was held as read.

 

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

II SOURCING STRATEGY FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

 

There was submitted Report No 13-2025 by the Executive Director of Neighbourhood Services detailing the development of a sourcing strategy for the tender process to supply and deliver construction materials to Construction Services.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to approve the extension of the existing contracts procured via Scotland Excel Construction Materials Framework, until May, 2025 to allow for the procurement exercise to complete; and

 

(ii) to approve the commencement of the procurement exercise as detailed within the report.

 

III TENDER RECEIVED BY HEAD OF HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITIES SERVICES

 

There was submitted Report No 24-2025 by the Executive Director of Neighbourhood Services detailing the tender received and requesting a decision thereon:-

 

(a) URGENT ROOFS 2024/2025 - ROOF REPLACEMENTS

 

The Committee agreed to accept the negotiated offer from Construction Services in the sum of 1,395,000, together with allowances of 105,000, giving a total expenditure of 1,500,000.

 

 

IV TENDERS RECEIVED BY HEAD OF DESIGN AND PROPERTY

 

There was submitted Report No 22-2025 by the Executive Director of City Development detailing tenders received and requesting a decision thereon:-

 

(a) CHARLESTON DRIVE STEPS REPLACEMENT

 

The Committee agreed to accept the offer from T & N Gilmartin (Contractors) Ltd with the highest score for cost and quality in the sum of 59,702.50, together with allowances of 24,797.50, giving a total expenditure of 84,500.

 

(b) FORTH CRESCENT - STEPS REPLACEMENT

 

The Committee agreed to accept the offer from Dundee Plant Company Ltd with the highest score for cost and quality in the sum of 48,981.72, together with allowances of 23,518.28 giving a total expenditure of 72,500.

 

(c) DRYBURGH CRESCENT - LINKAGE FOOTPATH STEPS IMPROVEMENTS

 

The Committee agreed to accept the negotiated offer from Tayside Contracts in the sum of 90,885.57, together with allowances of 24,114.43, giving a total expenditure of 115,000.

 

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.

 

V SOURCING STRATEGY

 

There was submitted Joint Report No 31-2025 by the Executive Directors of Neighbourhood Services and City Development providing an update on the current position in relation to a Sourcing Strategy for External Wall Insulation (EWI) as indicated within the report.

 

The Committee agreed to the recommendations contained in the report.

 

 

 

 

Kevin CORDELL, Convener.