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In March 2021, Cabinet gave authority to award a contract to carry out essential structural and fire safety works to Royal Crescent. Royal Crescent is a listed building of important heritage significance that is held within the council's Housing Revenue Account (HRA) social housing stock.
Work to procure a contract for the work during the financial year 2022/23 was unsuccessful, as there was insufficient interest from the construction industry, largely as a result of the scope and timescale of the advertised package of works. Work has now been completed to tender for a contractor, based upon a revised scope of work and timescale, as set out in this report.
This report now recommends the letting of a contract to the successful tenderer. The estimated cost of the works contract, as set out in the successful tender, is £2.3m.
This report seeks authority for the Cabinet to:
3. Note the increase in costs of works, that was within the budget presented to Council on 11 July 2024.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Significant effect on communities;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: Central Harbour Ward;
Notice of proposed decision first published: 19/04/2024
Decision due: 16 Jul 2024 by Overview & Scrutiny Panel
Decision due: 25 Jul 2024 by Cabinet
Lead member: Councillor Helen Whitehead, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Housing Cllr-Helen.Whitehead@thanet.gov.uk
Lead director: Bob Porter
Contact: Sally O'Sullivan, Head of Tenant and Leaseholder Services Email: sally.o'sullivan@thanet.gov.uk.
What the decision will mean: Value of the contract will be increased to enable the full scope of structural and fire safety works to be completed.