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Exemption to the Council's Contract Procedure Rules - Strategic Growth Planning Consultant and River Mease Special Area of Conservation River Restoration Project

 

 

Meeting: 21/07/2015 - Cabinet (Item 21)

21 Exemption to the Council's Contract Procedure Rules - Strategic Growth Planning Consultant and River Mease Special Area of Conservation River Restoration Project pdf icon PDF 139 KB

Report of the Chief Executive

Presented by the Regeneration and Planning Portfolio Holder

Minutes:

The Regeneration and Planning Portfolio Holder presented the report to Members.

 

He highlighted that the river restoration project to the south of Measham which formed part of the River Mease SAC Developer Contribution Scheme was being delivered by the Environment Agency as the lead organisation with the Trent Rivers Trust undertaking the works.  Due to the technical nature, an exemption to the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules was granted by Statutory Officers on 8 April 2015 to allow direct award of the contract to the Trent Rivers Trust.  

 

It was moved by Councillor T J Pendleton, seconded by Councillor T Gillard and

 

RESOLVED THAT:

 

The grant of exemptions to the Council’s Contract Procedure Rule 5.8 be noted as follows:

 

(1)     The direct award of a contract for specialist consultancy services.

(2)     Trent Rivers Trust to undertake the River Restoration Project.

 

Reason for decision: The Council Procedure Rules require that the exercise of the Statutory Officers’ discretion to grant exemptions is reported to Cabinet.