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Cabinet Member: Transport Management

Forward Plan Ref: 2025/043

Contact: Mohamed Gulamhussein, Project Manager (Mohamed.Gulamhussein@oxfordshire.gov.uk) 

Report by Director of Environment and Highways (CMDTM)

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    Delegate authority to the Director of Environment and Highways in consultation with the Head of Legal and Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer) to:

(i)             finalise the target cost and programme for the construction of the Cherwell Street Improvement Scheme; and

(ii)           to award the NEC 4 Engineering and Construction Contract for the Cherwell Street Improvement Scheme to M Group Limited, pursuant to the Pagabo Civils and Infrastructure Framework (Lot 1).

The Chair introduced the item to the meeting.

The Chair noted that this related to Cherwell Street Bus Service Improvement Scheme and came for decision as it was a key decision due to the value of the contract. The value of the contract was £2.8m.

The Chair thanked officers and agreed to the recommendations in the report.

RESOLVED to:

a) Delegate authority to the Director of Environment and Highways in consultation with the Head of Legal and Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer) to:

(i)             finalise the target cost and programme for the construction of the Cherwell Street Improvement Scheme; and

(ii)           to award the NEC 4 Engineering and Construction Contract for the Cherwell Street Improvement Scheme to M Group Limited, pursuant to the Pagabo Civils and Infrastructure Framework (Lot 1).