It is resolved that:
(A) Council approve an exemption from tender in accordance with section 55 (3)(i) of the Local Government Act 1993 to extend the term of the existing contracts for:
(i) Street Signs, Pavement Marking and Tactile Ground Surface Indicator Services with Streets Ahead Maintenance Pty Ltd;
(ii) Public Art Collection Basic Maintenance Services with Urban Maintenance Systems Pty Ltd;
(iii) Security Patrols and Alarm Response Services with Southern Cross Protection Pty Ltd; and
(iv) Internal Audit Services with RSM Australia Pty Limited and O’Connor Marsden & Associates Pty Limited;
by reason of extenuating circumstances noting that a satisfactory result for the City would not be achieved by inviting tenders at this time;
(B) Council note the reason that a satisfactory result would not be achieved by inviting tenders at this time are that because of the new date for the 2021 Local Government Elections and corresponding later date of the caretaker period, the City will not have adequate time in which to complete the appropriate tender processes which consequently will not result in in value for money;
(C) Council approve variations to the contracts for:
(i) Street Signs, Pavement Marking and Tactile Ground Surface Indicator Services with Streets Ahead Maintenance Pty Ltd;
(ii) Public Art Collection Basic Maintenance Services with Urban Maintenance Systems Pty Ltd;
(iii) Security Patrols and Alarm Response Services with Southern Cross Protection Pty Ltd; and
(iv) Internal Audit Services with RSM Australia Pty Limited and O’Connor Marsden & Associates Pty Limited
to extend the terms of the three contracts to 30 June 2022; and
(D) authority be delegated to the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate, administer and enter into any necessary documentation to give effect to the clauses above.
Carried unanimously.
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