Issue - decisions

The Cabinet Member for the Economy is recommended to:  

1.    To note that Appendix 1 is not for publication on the basis that it contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any person (including the authority holding that information) as set out in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

2.    To approve the appointment of PRP Architects LLP to provide professional ‘Design Team’ services consisting of:

* Lead Architect

* Lead Designer (to coordinate design)

* Planning Consultant

* Landscape Architect

* Structural and Civil Engineers

* M&E Consultant

* Sustainability & Energy Consultant

* Plus some proprietary survey work (geotechnical assessment, prelim ecological appraisal, arboricultural impact assessment and others)

To redevelop each of the four independent sites through Gateways 2 – Planning and 3 – Procurement (RIBA Stages 1 – 4) of the Council’s Development Gateway process. The Headline Programme up to Planning is shown below.

3.    To note individual budget allocations including 10% contingency (at a total of £1,922,008) from the existing budget envelope as set out below:

     i)        Barclay Close for a value of £351,983.50

    ii)        Becklow Gardens for a value of £477,582.88

   iii)        land behind the Grange for a value of £417,859.75 and

   iv)        land adjacent to Jepson House for a value of £674,581.88

4.    To note that this sets the build standard to aspirational on all four projects combined, with all four projects independent of each other.