§ 90. Mr. W. Baxterasked the Minister of Public Building and Works what Scottish 158W firms were invited to submit tenders for the building of the naval stores costing £903,000 at the Polaris submarine base at Gareloch.
§ Mr. BoydenThe tender list comprised nine firms, of which six were Scottish firms or national firms with offices in Glasgow. The list resulted from a review of 34 firms, which included twelve Scottish firms and five national firms with branches in Scotland.
§ 91. Mr. W. Baxterasked the Minister of Public Building and Works when the firm was awarded the contract for the construction of the naval stores at Gareloch costing £903,000 was registered in Scotland; when it was put on to the list of Admiralty contractors; and how it was selected to be given a schedule for this job.
§ Mr. BoydenThe contract for the construction of the Naval Stores at Gareloch was let by the normal methods of competitive tendering from a selected group of firms on the Ministry's lists of approved contractors. The list was compiled after preliminary inquiries about willingness to tender.
The successful tender was from a large building and civil engineering group which has been on the approved list for over twenty years. With the Ministry's agreement, the contract will be carried out by a newly-formed Scottish subsidiary which carries the full support and backing of the group.