Purpose

Contract award -  Lead Architect and Design Team for the proposed
developments of new homes at Barclay Close, Becklow Gardens, The
Grange & Jepson House.

Decision

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To note that Appendix 1 is not for publication on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.

 

Milestone 

Date 

LBHF Development Stage 2:
(Planning) 

? 

RIBA Work Stages 1  

Jan 24

RIBA Work Stages 2  

Feb – Aug 24 

RIBA Work Stages 3 

Sep 24 – Dec 24 

Planning Submission

Jan 25

RIBA Stage 3+ Supplementary Design

Jan 25 – Mar 25

RIBA Stage 4 Procurement

Mar 25-Nov 25

Planning Consent

May 25

 
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.