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To confirm the minutes of the meetings held on 23 May 2024, 20 June 2024 and 18 July 2024 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

The Chair signed and approved the minutes of the meetings held on 23 May 2024, 20 June 2024 and 18 July 2024 as a correct record.

Cabinet Member: Infrastructure and Development Strategy

Forward Plan Ref: 2024/199

Contact: Gareth Slocombe, Programme Lead

(Gareth.Slocombe@oxfordshire.gov.uk)

Report by Director of Environment and Highways (CMDIDS5)

The information in this case is exempt in that it falls within the following prescribed categories:

3. Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)

and since it is considered that, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

The report/annex containing exempt information under the above paragraph is attached.

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    Delegate authority to the Director of Environment and Highways, to approve the entering into a Works contract with Milestone Infrastructure for the value of £12.703m (excl. VAT) pursuant to the Pagabo Civil and Infrastructure Framework (Lot 2), and to approve entering into an Enabling Works contract with Milestone Infrastructure via their existing Highways Partnership Contract (HPC) - Terms and Services Contract, for the value of £1.900m, together representing the full construction of the Access to Witney Scheme.

The Chair introduced the item to the meeting and invited officers to provide some background information to the report.

Following a question from the Chair regarding signage, officers stated that the parameters were part of a wider signage strategy.

Officers noted that the 2 stages were to speed up delivery and manage costs.

Following a question from the Chair, officers confirmed biodiversity gains from the project and referenced ongoing discussions with land owners to make further improvements.

The Chair noted that this scheme was one of a series of schemes to improve traffic flow within the A40 corridor.

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

RESOLVED to:

a) Delegate authority to the Director of Environment and Highways, to approve the entering into a Works contract with Milestone Infrastructure for the value of £12.703m (excl. VAT) pursuant to the Pagabo Civil and Infrastructure Framework (Lot 2), and to approve entering into an Enabling Works contract with Milestone Infrastructure via their existing Highways Partnership Contract (HPC) - Terms and Services Contract, for the value of £1.900m, together representing the full construction of the Access to Witney Scheme.