Issue - meetings

Report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Place)

The Cabinet considered a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Place), which set out proposals for the procurement of the Coventry Station Masterplan and sought approval to go out to tender.

The Coventry Station Masterplan programme was set to deliver transformational improvements to Coventry Railway Station.  The £82m Coventry Station Masterplan was developed in response to a 2014 study that looked at the City’s future rail needs.  The initial masterplan was approved by Cabinet in March 2015 and had subsequently been developed to ensure that it met the needs of an aspirational and growing City.  The revised masterplan was approved by Cabinet on 24^th January 2017.

The masterplan project would deliver a new footbridge, bay platform, second station building and multi-storey car park, bus interchange and new highway infrastructure. As the scheme developed, the procurement strategy had been reviewed and refined to ensure best value for money was achieved.  In addition, extensive market testing had been undertaken to help shape a revised procurement strategy.

In order to successfully procure and deliver the improvements, the packages of work for the masterplan had been grouped into six packages:-

·  Footbridge and Canopies

·  Substation and Services

·  NUCKLE 1.2 (Bay Platform)

·  2^nd Entrance and multi-storey car park

·  Bus Interchange

·  Highways

The report indicated that there were two options for how to procure the construction for the scheme, either via an open competitive OJEU process led by the Council or, alternatively, a direct agreement with Network Rail.  It was considered that an OJEU tender procedure would drive competition and offer best value.

RESOLVED that the Cabinet:-

1.  Approve to proceed with the procurement for the design and construction of the six packages of the Coventry Station Masterplan Scheme.

2.  Delegate authority to the Deputy Chief Executive (Place) and the Cabinet Member for Jobs and Regeneration to authorise award of contracts.

3.  Note that Cabinet approval will be sought in the event that contract values are over £1m above the approved contingency level for each contract.

4.  Delegate authority to the Deputy Chief Executive (Place) to enter into the relevant legal agreements and associated documents necessary to contract with the selected suppliers for the delivery of the six packages of the Coventry Station Masterplan Scheme, following the approved procurement activity.