Council
18 December 2023
This item was originally considered in the confidential part of a Council meeting and can now be released to the public.
- That Council agree the creation of an additional capital new programme “Amberley Avenue Bridge” in the Roading Activity – Roads Sub-Activity.
- That Council agree Option 3 to construct a 12m single span bridge on Amberley Avenue.
- That Council agree $2,475,000 of capital expenditure in the 2023/24 financial year, to be funded by debt.
- That Council note commitment to the addition of $1,125,000 to the new Amberley Avenue Bridge programme in the 2024-34 Long Term Plan to be funded by debt.
- That Council note Officers are investigating co-funding options with NZTA. If successful, this co-funding will subsidise the works and decrease the level of debt funding required.
- That Council agree an increase to the operating budget for the Roading Activity – Roads Sub-activity of $100,000 to fund cost pressures resulting from the bridge/culvert investigation work.
- That Council agree a sole source procurement process for the engagement of Emmetts Civil Construction Limited as the contractor to deliver the design and construction of the bridge in a timely manner.
- That Council award Emmetts Civil Construction a design & build contract up to $2,750,000 excl. GST and give the Chief Executive the delegated authority to enter the contract.
- That Council give the Chief Executive the delegated authority to vary the contract sum by the maximum amount of 30% of the GST exclusive contract sum (up to $825,000) within the contingency provisions included in the programme budget if required for the successful delivery of the contract.
- That the report be released to the public, upon signing of the contract.
Clause 238-23 above was carried 15 votes to 0, the voting being as follows:
For: The Mayor (Grant Smith) and Councillors Debi Marshall-Lobb, Mark Arnott, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen, Vaughan Dennison, Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald, Patrick Handcock, Lorna Johnson, Billy Meehan, Orphée Mickalad, Karen Naylor, William Wood and Kaydee Zabelin.