Purpose

This report has been written to
facilitate a potential specific demand for additional grade
‘A’ office accommodation in the Town Centre and to
determine the additional resources required to carry out
feasibility studies and initial designs to identify how the demand
can be provided.
 

Decision

To authorise expenditure to the
sum of up to £775,000 (which will be reimbursed to the
Council as it is incurred on a monthly basis) to carry out concept
and initial designs for the most appropriate option to meet this
future potential demand.
 
To delegate authority to the
Chief Executive to authorise expenditure and contracts to produce
concept and initial designs within the financial limit detailed in
2.1 and the detailed estimates in Appendix A, to the this
report.
 
To authorise the Head of Legal
Services to enter into any legal documentation including any
required indemnities in respect of the production of concept and
initial designs.