Issue: 571 Date: 10 May 2019
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This report sets out the decision to extend the current contract with Morris & Blunt Limited for the refurbishment of flats at Redesdale Court, Bamburgh Close to include works to 92 – 144 Denton Court thus extending the length of the programme by a further 55 weeks starting in August 2019 and increasing the overall contract sum.

It is the decision of the Director of Environment and Neighbourhood Services, in consultation with the Lead Councillor for Housing that the contract, “External Insulation and Cladding Systems and Internal Refurbishment Upgrade to 1 – 55 Redesdale Court, Bamburgh Close, Reading,” be extended to include works to 92 - 144 Denton Court, Hexham Road, Reading. The cost of the additional block will be based on the tendered sum for the original block (1-55 Redesdale Court) of £1,510,117.02 increased using the specified BCIS (Building Cost Information Service) Tender Price Indices issued by the Department of Innovation, Business & Skills.