It is resolved that:
(A) Council
decline to accept the tender offers for the Lift / Escalator Upgrade at Kings
Cross Library, Andrew Boy Charlton Pool and Railway Square for the reasons set
out in Confidential Attachment A to the subject report;
(B) Council
does not invite fresh tenders, as it is considered that inviting fresh tenders
would not attract additional suitable tenderers over and above those that have
responded to this tender;
(C) authority
be delegated to the Chief Executive Officer to enter into negotiations with any
person with a view to entering into a contract on terms that are appropriate in
relation to the subject matter of the tender;
(D) authority
be delegated to the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate, execute and
administer the contract with the preferred contractor following completion of
the negotiations; and
(E) Council
be informed of the successful contractor via the CEO Update.
Carried unanimously.
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