Minutes of Tenders Subcommittee Meeting

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HASTINGS DISTRICT COUNCIL

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE Tenders Subcommittee

HELD IN THE Landmarks Room, Ground Floor, Civic Administration Building, Lyndon Road East, Hastings ON

Thursday, 8 March 2018 AT 9.00am

Present: Councillor Travers (Chair)

Councillors Lyons, Nixon, Redstone and Watkins (Deputy Chair).

Group Manager: Asset Management, Mr C Thew

ALSO Present: Group Manager: Economic Growth & Organisation Improvement (Mr C Cameron)

General Counsel (Mr S Smith)

Procurement Manager (Mrs S O’Toole)

Business Analyst (Mr C Thorsen)

Financial Controller (Mr A Wilson)

Committee Secretary (Mrs C Hunt)

1. Apologies

Councillor Lyons/Councillor Redstone

That an apology for absence from the Chief Executive be accepted.

CARRIED

2. Conflicts of Interest

There were no declarations of conflicts of interest.

3. Confirmation of Minutes

Councillor Lyons/Mr Thew

That the minutes of the Tenders Subcommittee Meeting held Thursday 22 February 2018, including minutes while the public were excluded, be confirmed as a true and correct record and be adopted.

CARRIED

4. Additional Business Items

There were no additional business items.

5. Extraordinary Business Items

There were no extraordinary business items.

Recommendation to Exclude the Public from Items 7 and 8

SECTION 48, LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND MEETINGS ACT 1987

Councillor Lyons/Mr Thew

THAT the public now be excluded from the following parts of the meeting, namely;

7. Confirmation of Review of Contract Documentation

8. Land and Building Valuations (Financial & Insurance)

The general subject of the matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this Resolution in relation to the matter and the specific grounds under Section 48 (1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this Resolution is as follows:

GENERAL SUBJECT OF EACH MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED

REASON FOR PASSING THIS RESOLUTION IN RELATION TO EACH MATTER, AND PARTICULAR INTERESTS PROTECTED

GROUND(S) UNDER SECTION 48(1) FOR THE PASSING OF EACH RESOLUTION

7 Confirmation of Review of Contract Documentation

Section 7 (2) (g)

The withholding of the information is necessary to maintain legal professional privilege.

Section 7 (2) (h)

The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

Section 7 (2) (i)

The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations).

The information contained in the report is commercially sensitive.

Section 48(1)(a)(i)

Where the Local Authority is named or specified in the First Schedule to this Act under Section 6 or 7 (except Section 7(2)(f)(i)) of this Act.

8 Land and Building Valuations (Financial & Insurance)

Section 7 (2) (h)

The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

The supplier pricing information has been provided as commercial in confidence.

Section 48(1)(a)(i)

Where the Local Authority is named or specified in the First Schedule to this Act under Section 6 or 7 (except Section 7(2)(f)(i)) of this Act.

CARRIED

The meeting closed at 9.10am

Confirmed:

Chairman:

Date:

Hastings District Council

Lyndon Road East, Hastings 4156