Issue - meetings
Strood Community Hub
Meeting: 01/10/2013 - Cabinet (Item 14)
14 Gateway 1 Contract Procurement Commencement: Strood Community Hub 
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Minutes:
Background:
This report sought permission to commence the procurement of Strood Community Hub. The project involved relocating Strood Library and Contact Point from their current locations to 133 High Street, Strood. The property required refurbishment and fit out for this purpose and it was proposed that the Council take out a lease of the premises from the current landlord. It formed part of the wider regeneration proposals for Strood and would act as its focal point.
The report set out the various procurement options including a preferred option for consideration.
It was noted that the Gateway 1 report had been approved for submission to the Cabinet after review and discussion by the Regeneration, Community and Culture Directorate Management Team and Procurement Board.
An exempt appendix contained finance and whole-life costings information for this project.
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Decision number: |
Decision: |
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164/2013 |
The Cabinet approved this Gateway 1 report for progression to Gateway 2 of the procurement process and invited tenders for the building works as set out in the preferred option (paragraph 4.1 of the report), utilising the KCC select list of approved contractors. |
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165/2013 |
The Cabinet agreed to delegate authority to the Assistant Director Legal and Corporate Services, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance, to enter into a lease and any related legal agreements of suitable premises in Strood for a new Community Hub on the best terms reasonably available, subject to: any necessary and satisfactory planning consents being obtained and subject to vacant possession and Full Council approval of the scheme as an addition to the Capital Programme. |
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166/2013 |
The Cabinet recommended that Full Council approve the addition of £1 million to the Capital Programme to fund the refurbishment and fit-out costs. |
Reasons:
The KCC select list provides the best option in terms of tender turn around and being able to give a local contractor opportunity to bid. Tenderers will be selected from the Medway Zone section of the KCC select list.