Issue - meetings

This report seeks permission to undertake a tendering exercise for the provision of specialist traffic signal engineering design services to support internal resources in the Transport Team. This is the retendering of an ongoing provision and is required to support the continued successful delivery of the Traffic Signals Asset Renewal (TSAR) Programme.

Resolved:           That the tendering and subsequent award of engineering design support services, to support the delivery of the Traffic Signals Asset Renewals (TSAR) Programme up to a value of £300,000 over four years, be approved.

Reason:     To provide specialist traffic signal engineering design services to support CYC staff in the ongoing delivery of the remaining four years of the TSAR Programme. This service is required to provide capability in the design and implementation of traffic signals schemes in addition to the general highways and civil engineering design and construction support provided internally by the Highways and Projects Teams.

The Executive Member considered a report which sought permission to undertake a tendering exercise for the provision of specialist traffic signal engineering design services to support internal resources in the Transport Team, noting that this was the retendering of an ongoing provision and was required to support the continued successful delivery of the Traffic Signals Asset Renewal (TSAR) Programme. 

The Executive Member considered the following options:

·        the appointment of an external provider as proposed above, or

·        Create and fill additional posts on the Council staffing structure to deliver the required services.

Officers confirmed that the best option was to buy in services from a consultant as they were not needed on a continual basis The Executive Member noted that this arrangement would allow the council to renew and improve traffic signals and, in turn, improve traffic flow in the city.

Resolved:  That the tendering and subsequent award of engineering design support services, to support the delivery of the Traffic Signals Asset Renewals (TSAR) Programme up to a value of £300,000 over four years, be approved.

Reason:     To provide specialist traffic signal engineering design services to support CYC staff in the ongoing delivery of the remaining four years of the TSAR Programme. This service is required to provide capability in the design and implementation of traffic signals schemes in addition to the general highways and civil engineering design and construction support provided internally by the Highways and Projects Teams.