It is resolved that:
(A) Council reject all tender offers received for the Customs House Passenger and Goods Lifts Upgrade Project for the reasons set out in the confidential Tender Evaluation Summary, 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 vendors 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 in relation to the subject matter of the tender in accordance with the register of delegations from Council, as amended from time to time; and
(D) authority be delegated to the Chief Executive Officer to enter into a contract with a suitable vendor following completion of negotiations in accordance with the register of delegations from Council, as amended from time to time.
Carried unanimously.