Purpose

To approve the procurement of a contractor to
complete the remaining elements of RIBA stage 4 (construction
design), and subject to the outcome being within the available
budget, the construction phase of the project thereafter (up to
RIBA stage 7). To accept and approve expenditure of the additional
£750,000 from Arts Council England.

Decision

That:
 
a) The Corporate Director Community Wellbeing,
in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Community Services and
Assets, be given delegated authority to procure and award a
contract to a contractor to complete the remaining elements of RIBA
stages 4 (construction design) of the Hereford Museum and Art
Gallery project and then commission up to RIBA stage 7 (practical
completion) up to the project budget as
defined in the
capital programme;
 
b) accept
£750,000.00 funding offered from Arts Council England and
approve expenditure of the grant funding following the amendment to
the capital programme budget for the Hereford Museum and Art
Gallery project;
 
c) the Corporate Director Community Wellbeing,
in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Community Services and
Assets be delegated authority to make all operational decisions
required, including the expenditure of all remaining capital
funding (including any additional funding secured from external
providers), to progress the Hereford
Museum and Art Gallery project to RIBA 7;
and
 
d) the S151 Officer
be delegated authority, to accept any additional funding and adjust
the capital programme for Hereford Museum and Art Gallery
redevelopment project if
additional funding
is secured from external providers.