Issue - meetings
Independent Living Scheme at Houghton Regis Central
Meeting: 11/09/2018 - EXECUTIVE (Item 43)
Houghton Regis Central: Award of Contract
To receive the exempt Appendices.
Minutes:
Minute E/18/43 related to exempt business. See minute E/18/40 for details.
Meeting: 11/09/2018 - EXECUTIVE (Item 40)
40 Houghton Regis Central: Award of Contract 
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The report seeks to secure agreement from Executive to award the contract for the design and build of the Houghton Regis Central Extra Care Housing Scheme.
Decision:
1. That the award of the contract to design and build the Houghton Regis Central Extra Care Housing Development to Contractor A be approved in principle.
2. To authorise the Director of Community Services, in consultation with the Executive Member for Assets and Housing Delivery, to make the final award subject to Homes England funding being clarified.
3. That the maximum budget specified in the exempt Appendix A be approved.
Minutes:
The Executive considered a report from the Executive Member for Assets and Housing Delivery that sought approval in principle to award the contract for the design and build of the Houghton Regis Central Extra Care Housing Scheme.
In response to a question, the Director of Community Services explained that the appointed contractor would be announced publicly once the contract had been signed. Further discussions were due to take place with Homes England over their funding contribution as this could be affected by the longer timescale, however the Director was confident the majority would be received.
In response to a question, the Executive Member for Adults, Social Care and Housing Operations advised that a stakeholder group would be set up and it would include representation from Red House Court. This Group would look at issues such as renaming the development.
Reason for decision: To enable the Council to progress with the Scheme and award the Contract to Contractor A.
RESOLVED
1. that the award of the contract to design and build the Houghton Regis Central Extra Care Housing Development to Contractor A be approved in principle;
2. to authorise the Director of Community Services, in consultation with the Executive Member for Assets and Housing Delivery, to make the final award subject to Homes England funding being clarified; and
3. that the maximum budget specified in the exempt Appendix A be approved.
The decision was unanimous.