Decision details

Crakehall Beck Side - Rebuild & Underpinning – Decision to Award

Decision Maker: Corporate Director of Environment

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

Award of the contract for Crakehall Beck Side - Rebuild & Underpinning works for £136,610 to Thomas Armstrong (Construction) Limited.

Reasons for the decision:

An open procurement exercise was carried out. One bid was received from Thomas Armstrong, no other bids received. Due to tight window of working for environmental conditions, start date is 12 July for 10 weeks of work. No time to retender for a lower cost. The wall may not survive another winter, even with the temporary repair already carried out.

Alternative options considered:

Retender and potentially lose the window for working this year or alternatively wait and hope the wall does not move any further until next Summer. Monitoring would take place too, in which case further movement may result in long term temporary lights being installed or even a closure depending on movement

Publication date: 06/06/2024

Date of decision: 05/06/2024