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Report DRR15001

Concerning Operational Building Maintenance for 2015/16, details were provided of the criteria used to assemble each programme, based on the draft budget proposals. The strategic assessment and business justification for the

programmes were also addressed along with the preferred procurement

option for completing them.

The proposed planned maintenance programme was appended to Report DRR15001.

Within the budget and programme for building maintenance, officers endeavoured to ensure that buildings remained safe and suitable for use.

RESOLVED that:

(1)  subject to the Council agreeing the budget, an overall expenditure of £1,923,610 for the Building Maintenance budget in 2015/2016 be approved, as set out at paragraph 5.1 of Report DRR15001;    

(2)  the planned maintenance programme at Appendix C to Report DRR15001 be approved;

(3)  authority be delegated to the Director of Corporate Services to vary the planned programme to accommodate any change in the approved budget or, where such action is considered necessary, to either protect the Council’s assets, or make the most effective use of resources;

(4)  the criteria used to assemble the planned maintenance programme be approved along with the preferred procurement option, as set out at section 10 of Report DRR15001;

(5)  authority be delegated to the Director of Corporate Services to select the most economically advantageous tender for any individual item of expenditure under the approved programme referred to at (i) to (iv) above; and

(6)  the Director of Regeneration and Transformation be authorised to submit planning applications where appropriate in respect of schemes set out in this report.