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Issue - meetings

Award of Contract for the A421 (Dualling) M1/J13 – Milton Keynes, Magna Park Project

Meeting: 10/10/2017 - EXECUTIVE (Item 61)

61 Award of Contract for the A421 (Dualling) M1/J13 – Milton Keynes, Magna Park Project pdf icon PDF 91 KB

 

The report will seek Executive approval to award a contract for the construction of the A421 Dualling Project – subject to Full Transport Business Case approval & DfT grant funding.

Decision:

1.      To note that this project is dependent on the submission and approval by Department for Transport (DfT) of the Full Transport Business Case, which in terms of the Economic Case is reliant on the agreed tendered price.

2.      Subject to securing grant funding from the DfT, the award of a contract to deliver the A421 Dualling Scheme be approved.

3.      That the Director of Community Services, in consultation with the Executive Member for Community Services, be authorised to take the steps necessary to deliver the scheme.

Minutes:

 

The Executive considered a report from the Executive Members for Community Services and Regeneration that sought approval to award a contract for the A421 Dualling, M1/J13 to Milton Keynes, Magna Park.

 

In response to a question, the Director of Community Services explained that the waterway route would be protected, but that the works did not include the construction of the culvert.

 

Reason for decision:  To enable the award of the construction contract.

 

RESOLVED

 

1.         to note that this project was dependent on the submission and approval by Department for Transport (DfT) of the Full Transport Business Case, which in terms of the Economic Case was reliant on the agreed tendered price;

 

2.         subject to securing grant funding from the DfT, the award of a contract to deliver the A421 Dualling Scheme be approved; and

 

3.            that the Director of Community Services, in consultation with the Executive Member for Community Services, be authorised to take the steps necessary to deliver the scheme.

 

The decision was unanimous.