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A report from the Director of Health, Housing and Adult Social Care is attached. This sets out proposals for progressing the re-provision project of a dual registered care home. (Report No.26, agenda part two also refers)  (Key decision – reference number 3963)

(Report No.24)

(9.00 – 9.05 pm)

Councillor Don McGowan (Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care) introduced the report of the Director of Health, Housing and Adult Social Care (No.24) outlining progress with the re-provision project.

NOTED

1.               That Report No.26 also referred as detailed in Minute No.21 below.

2.               The progress that had been made to date, Councillor McGowan expressed his thanks and appreciation to the officers who had been involved in the project.

Alternative Options Considered: NOTED the alternative options which had been considered as set out in full in section 4 of the report.

DECISION: The Cabinet agreed

1.               To note the content of the report.

2.               To appoint the preferred contractor at a contract sum as detailed in the accompanying part 2 report (Minute No.21 below refers), following a procurement process undertaken utilising the iESE framework to undertake:

·       Pre-construction stage of the new re-provision project residential nursing and care home and, subject to satisfactorily undertaking this work, to

·       Construction of the new care home facility.

Reason: To facilitate the continuation of the programme to construct a new care facility through providing authorisation to appoint a contractor to undertake pre-construction services, and in due course, subject to satisfactory conclusion of that stage, the construction of the building.

(Key decision – reference number 3963)