Issue - meetings

Recommendations

The Executive:

1)    approve progressing with the scheme and approves entering the second stage of the contract with Neom Engineering Limited under NEC4 ECC Option A to conduct the works to the inner West Pier in Scarborough.

2)    approve a capital budget of £1,840k to carry out the repair works.

Considered – A report of the Assistant Director Regulation and Harbours providing information on an ongoing former Scarborough Borough Council legacy harbour project to repair a section of the Inner West Pier in Scarborough and to consider a proposal to award a construction contract to Neom Engineering Limited. 

The Executive Member for Open to Business introduced the report, advising that the works would enable to pier to withstand the pressure of the water for another 10 years.  It was proposed that any additional project costs would be borne by the Council and a contingency sum had been included in the budget for the project.

In response to a question from Councillor Liz Collings, the Corporate Director Resources responded that the costs would be met from the separate ringfenced harbour account, which would inevitably go into deficit.  The project would be underwritten by the council’s reserves and the borrowing would be repayable once sufficient funds were available.  It was not proposed that interest would be charged on the overdrawn balance.

Resolved (unanimously)

1)    That Executive approve progressing with the scheme and approves entering the second stage of the contract with Neom Engineering Limited under NEC4 ECC Option A to conduct the works to the inner West Pier in Scarborough

2)    That Executive approve a capital budget of £1,840k to carry out the repair works and agree that use of the contingency budget over £100k will be following approval by the Corporate Director Environment in consultation with the Corporate Director Resources and the Executive Member for Finance and Resources.