Purpose

To note
progress on the plans for the development and the proposed next
steps and to consider and approve the proposed procurement route
for appointing a development partner to delivery the
project.
 

Decision

RESOLVED
to:

 

1)     
Note the findings resulting from
the due diligence work carried out on the outline business
case;

 

2)     
Approve the recommendation to
deliver the project via a master developer who would work with the
council to deliver the overall vision, and its individual component
parts and to come back to Cabinet for approval of the recommended
partner following that process;

 

3)     
Approve the recommended procurement
route for the master developer via a competitive, two stage,
flexible tender procedure and delegate to the Executive Director
for Corporate Services and Transformation the ability to oversee
the tender process and negotiate the final details ahead of a
report back to Cabinet before final appointment.;

 

4)     
Note the cost of the next steps for
the project, including the submission of the outline planning
application, enabling works to the site, further work to develop
and de-risk the project and develop the Council’s
requirements and specialist support for the procurement process and
approve expenditure against the sum of £4.244m allocated in
the capital programme for these purposes;

 

5)     
Authorise the procurement of
specialist consultants and legal advisors as necessary to support
the procurement of a master developer and initial site enabling
works; and

 

6)     
Authorise the Executive Director
– Corporate Services and Transformation, in consultation with
the Director of Legal and Democratic Services to procure and
appoint such consultants as may be required to deliver the next
steps.