Issue - decisions

The Cabinet Member for the Economy is recommended to:  

1.    Approve that Appendices 1 and 2 are not for publication on the basis that they contain information relating to the financial or business affairs of any person (including the authority holding that information) as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.    Approves the appointment of AtkinsRealis PPS Ltd to provide professional ‘Control team’ services to include:

·         Project Management

·         Cost Consultant

·         Employers Agent

·         CDM/ Principle Designer

·         Energy & Sustainability Consultant

to redevelop each of the four independent sites through Gateway 2 – Planning (RIBA Stages 1 – 3) and 3 Procurement (RIBA Stages 3+ & 4) of the Council’s Development Gateway process. To note that further approval will be required to continue through Gateways 4 – On site (RIBA Stages 5 & 6) and Gateway 5 Post Completion (RIBA 7) to deliver the new homes. The Headline Programme is shown below. 

3.    To note individual budget allocations including 10% contingency (at a total of £1,983,700) from the existing budget envelope as set out below:

     i)        Barclay Close for a value of £482,952.58

    ii)        Becklow Gardens for a value of £474,918.53

   iii)        land behind the Grange for a value of £553,164.32 and

   iv)        land adjacent to Jepson House for a value of £472,664.83

This sets the build standard to aspirational on all four projects combined, with all four projects independent of each other.