Purpose

Officers have permission to
undertake the procurement and award of a contract for the capital
works to refurbish the existing toilet block and build a new toilet
block at promenade level at Stone Bay Broadstairs, which would be
subject to planning approval. The estimated value of the contract
will be £283k.

Decision

Cabinet agreed the following:
 
1.  The
key decision to award a contract with a value in excess of
£250k, to the successful bidder, following a procurement
exercise for capital works to refurbish the existing toilet block
and build a new toilet block at promenade level at Stone Bay,
Broadstairs;
 
2. That the Director of Environment,
having sought advice from legal services, agree the final terms of
any contract award and sign the contract with the successful
bidder.

Reasons for the decision

An Executive Decision is required because the
project involves incurring expenditure anticipated to be
£250,000 or above.

Alternative options considered

The Council does not undertake any
refurbishment of the existing or construction of new public toilets
in Stone Bay. This is not the preferred option as it would leave
Stone Bay with public toilets that are not compliant with
equalities legislation in that they do not provide properly for
disabled people.