Decision details

It is resolved that:

(A)      Council approve an exemption from tender in accordance with section 55(3)(i) of the Local Government Act 1993 for the designer for the Link Road and Epsom Road intersection for the price and contingency outlined in Confidential Attachment B to the subject report;

(B)      Council note that a satisfactory result would not be achieved by inviting tenders for this work because:

(i)         the existing head design consultant has existing detailed knowledge of the project and has documented the current design to detailed design;

(ii)        the head design consultant completes quality work and has been contracted by the City on other projects; and

(iii)      if a tender is required it will add further delays to the delivery of the intersection, and will increase the cost and time to finalise the intersection design;

(C)      authority be delegated to the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate, execute and administer the contracts relating to Link Road and Epsom Road intersection;

(D)      Council note the proposed design of the new signalised intersection at Attachment A to the subject report; and

(E)      Council approve the additional funds sought from Future Public Domain Upgrade Initiatives as outlined in Confidential Attachment B to the subject report, noting that the additional costs of the project are eligible to be recouped from developer contributions for infrastructure in the area.

Carried unanimously.

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