ME&T9901

EDUCATION AND TRANSPORTATION JOINT SUB-COMMITTEE

Minute of Meeting held in the Council Offices, Stornoway, on Friday 29 January 1999 at 10.00 a.m.

PRESENT

Mr Roderick Macdonald (Vice Chairman in the Chair)

Mr Donald A Mackay

Mr Alexander A Macdonald

Mr Iain Macsween

Mr Donald Macdonald

APOLOGIES

Mr Donald Maclean (Chairman)

MINUTES

Education and Transportation Joint Sub-Committee E05.02.21

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The Minute of Meeting of 11 December 1998 was approved.

SCHOOL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT

It was agreed that the public, including the press, be excluded from the Meeting during consideration of the following item on the grounds that exempt information in terms of Schedule 7A of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as defined in Standing Order 26(i) would be disclosed, namely, any terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the Comhairle in the course of negotiation for a contract for the acquisition or disposal of property or supply of goods or services.

Bus Contracts

T05.01

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With reference to item 7 of the Minute of Meeting of 11 December 1998 the Director of Technical Services submitted a Report detailing the tenders which had been received for Integrated Bus Transport contracts in Lewis, Harris and the Uists as part of the second round of tendering. Members were informed that operating costs for several services had been submitted by the Comhairle. It was confirmed that Contract Services Committee did not have any input to the submission of such costs as bus services were not a defined activity of the DSO. It was noted that the costs had been submitted by the Technical Services Department to reflect the costs to the Comhairle of operating these services in its capacity as Education Authority.

It was agreed to accept or re-tender contracts for School and Public Transport Contracts as detailed in the Appendix to the Minute.

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PRESENT	Mr Roderick Macdonald (Vice Chairman in the Chair)
	Mr Donald A Mackay
	Mr Alexander A Macdonald
	Mr Iain Macsween
	Mr Donald Macdonald

APOLOGIES	Mr Donald Maclean (Chairman)

		MINUTES
Education and Transportation Joint Sub-Committee E05.02.21	1	The Minute of Meeting of 11 December 1998 was approved.
		SCHOOL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT
		It was agreed that the public, including the press, be excluded from the Meeting during consideration of the following item on the grounds that exempt information in terms of Schedule 7A of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as defined in Standing Order 26(i) would be disclosed, namely, any terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the Comhairle in the course of negotiation for a contract for the acquisition or disposal of property or supply of goods or services.
Bus Contracts T05.01	2	With reference to item 7 of the Minute of Meeting of 11 December 1998 the Director of Technical Services submitted a Report detailing the tenders which had been received for Integrated Bus Transport contracts in Lewis, Harris and the Uists as part of the second round of tendering. Members were informed that operating costs for several services had been submitted by the Comhairle. It was confirmed that Contract Services Committee did not have any input to the submission of such costs as bus services were not a defined activity of the DSO. It was noted that the costs had been submitted by the Technical Services Department to reflect the costs to the Comhairle of operating these services in its capacity as Education Authority. It was agreed to accept or re-tender contracts for School and Public Transport Contracts as detailed in the Appendix to the Minute.
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