Issue - meetings

To consider a confidential report by Councillor Eryl Williams, Lead Member for Education (copy enclosed) seeking Cabinet’s approval to the award of contracts relating to the construction of the Rhyl New School.

RESOLVED that Cabinet approve the award of contracts related to the Rhyl New School to a maximum value as detailed within the report subject to the confirmation of funding from the Welsh Government in respect of their proportion of the funding for the project.

Councillor Eryl Williams presented the confidential report seeking Cabinet’s approval to the award of contracts relating to the construction and subsequent completion of the Rhyl New School together with timescales for the project.

Officers advised that the Contractor, Willmott Dixon had submitted detailed proposals and the construction contract would not be awarded until those proposals had been scrutinised and confirmation of Welsh Government funding had been received.  Assurances were also provided that community benefits had been included as part of the tender specification in order to benefit the local labour market and businesses.

RESOLVED that Cabinet approve the award of contracts related to the Rhyl New School to a maximum value as detailed within the report subject to the confirmation of funding from the Welsh Government in respect of their proportion of the funding for the project.