Issue - meetings

This paper seeks approval by the Shadow Executive to enter into a contract (Initially for Early Contractor Involvement (ECI)) for the purpose of delivering the ABLR Project.

RESOLVED:

Delegation of authority to the Head of Highways Infrastructure Projects to enter into a NEC4 Option C (Target Cost) contract with Galliford Try through the Midlands Highways Alliance Framework for the Abbey Barn

Lane Realignment (ABLR). This will initially only be for Early Contractor Involvement.

M Tett advised that that the item had a public and private report to consider and the meeting would move into a private session and would then provide a summary of the recommendations in public, once the private discussions had concluded.

M Shaw introduced the report that set out the requirement to build a road to enable around 700 homes to be built on the Abbey Barn North and Abbey Barn South Reserve sites which form part of the Wycombe District Local Plan reserve sites.  It was important now that the ABL Realignment project moved to the next stage of procurement.  

Members of the Executive raised and discussed the following points:

• The scheme was vital in order to providing housing as set out in the Wycombe District Local Plan.
• The current road could not currently deal with the expected level of traffic.
• Environmental mitigation would be part of the development of the planning application; at this stage the report is requesting agreement to enter into a contract and the planning application is expected to be ready to submit later in the year.

RESOLVED:

Delegation of authority to the Head of Highways Infrastructure Projects to enter into a NEC4 Option C (Target Cost) contract with Galliford Try through the Midlands Highways Alliance Framework for the Abbey Barn Lane Realignment (ABLR). This will initially only be for Early Contractor Involvement.