Employers Agent to include Principal Designer and CDM Advisor

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Description

This appointment will cover the role of an Employers Agent (EA), providing contract preconstruction project management and administrator services though to End of Defects, combined with that of a Principal Designer (PD) and CDM Advisor, under the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015 for RIBA stages 4 to 7, to provide a streamlined, single point of contact. This integrated role will ensure the Council's interests are best represented whilst managing construction design and Health & Safety (H&S) compliance from inception to completion

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Legal Justification

1. Need for Specialist Experience with High-Risk Buildings 2. Urgent Time Constraints 3. Value for Money: The Employer's Agent (EA) services have been procured via an approved framework, which has already undergone a compliant competitive tender process to establish pre-agreed rates and pricing mechanisms. This provides an initial level of assurance that the rates represent value for money. Under the framework, EA services are typically expressed as a percentage of the total works contract value. The framework benchmark for these services is 0.92% of the works contract value, (for stages 4-6 and cost management services). Based on an estimated works contract value of £47,500,000 and a fee quote of £364,125 from Calford Seaden, this is 0.766% of the works contract value, which is below the framework benchmark. This demonstrates that the Council has secured a more competitive rate than the standard framework position. In addition, the fee proposal was subject to review and negotiation to ensure it aligns with the approved project budget and represents an appropriate level of resource for the scope of services required. On this basis, the agreed fee is considered to represent value for money, as it is both benchmarked against framework rates and reflects a negotiated saving against those rates.

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