Issue - meetings

THE CABINET MEMBER FOR SAFER AND STRONGER COMMUNITIES, COUNCILLOR ROGER BERRY, RECOMMENDS:

1.      Cabinet agree the new swimming pool complex be procured        as a ‘Develop and Construct’ Contract and that prior to        seeking tenders the design is taken to RIBA Stage D.

2.      Cabinet agree the Restricted OJEU Procurement route is    utilised to procure the contractor.

3.      Cabinet note the Sansome Walk site will be marketed to coincide with the tendering of the new swimming pool to ensure a more precise value of the capital receipt is known at the time of the contract evaluation.

The Cabinet received a report regarding contractor procurement for Worcester Swimming Pool. The Portfolio Holder for Safer and Stronger Communities presented the report and outlined the recommendations as set out in the report. The Portfolio Holder made particular reference that the Cabinet were being asked to note that the Sansome Walk site would be marketed to coincide with the tendering of the new swimming pool. This was to ensure that a more precise value of the capital receipt was known at the time of the contract evaluation.

The Portfolio Holder also clarified that there would be a full review of the swimming pool proposal scheme as the Cabinet wanted to be sure that external funding could be secured.

RESOLVED: That the Cabinet:

1.      agree the new swimming pool complex be procured as a    ‘Develop     and           Construct’ Contract and that prior to        seeking tenders the design is taken to RIBA Stage D;

2.      agree the Restricted OJEU Procurement route is utilised to          procure the contractor; and

3.      note the Sansome Walk site will be marketed to coincide with the tendering of the new swimming pool to ensure a more precise value of the capital receipt is known at the time of the contract evaluation.