Issue details

HRA Royal Crescent Refurbishment project authorisation to increase the value of the contract

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:

 

  1. Approve the letting of a contract for the completion of the works at Royal Crescent, Ramsgate as set out in this report;
  2. Approve the change in the scope of works to remove the improvement of the basement;

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.

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Documents

  • OSP report  
  • Cabinet report