Decision details

Decision details

Appointment of Oxford City Council’s Direct Services to provide Construction Services for the Northway and Marston Flood Alleviation Scheme

Decision Maker: Executive Director for Sustainable City

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To build and complete a flood alleviation project in the East of Oxford which will reduce the flood risk to 110 properties.

Project approval was granted at CEB on 12/11/15.

Decision:

To appoint Oxford City Council’s Direct Services to provide Construction Services for the Northway and Marston Flood Alleviation Scheme.

Alternative options considered:

Following OCC Procurement Rules and as the works above £100k, an external QS was commissioned to price the work specification as well as Direct Services. The two prices were compared. Direct Services price was within +/- 10% and thus was awarded the commission at this fixed price.

If the Direct Services price was beyond the +/- 10% limit then the work would have been subjected to an external tender process and benchmarked against the Direct Services price.

Publication date: 20/09/2016

Date of decision: 13/09/2016