Agenda item

ACCELERATED DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE AT THE CIVIC CENTRE AS PART OF A WIDER MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT

Bromley Town ward

Minutes:

In October 2021 the Executive had considered a proposal to develop a new Health and Wellbeing Centre with the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) on the site of the former Adventure Kingdom building and the Great Hall at the Civic Centre. A key requirement for the CCG was that the new facility was ready for use by Spring 2024 due to funding pressures from the Department of Health and HM Treasury.

 

Subsequent to this, additional work had been undertaken and it had been identified that in order to achieve the CCG’s requirements an accelerated programme was required which would incur additional cost an earlier stage to that originally envisaged. These costs were set out in paragraph 3.13 of the report.

 

This expenditure enabled the detailed feasibility, design, planning and construction delivery planning to be progressed at pace and without delay. As a result of which there was a need to formally request the cost of the scheme including costs recoverable from the CCG be formally included within the Capital Programme so that identified sums within the report could be drawn down to facilitate the appointment of the various consultants and work required.

 

Furthermore, this would demonstrate the Council’s commitment to HM Treasury and NHS England that it intended to proceed and could deliver the proposed development in a timely manner. The recommendations contained within the report sought to provide this comfort.

 

The report had been scrutinised by the Executive, Resources and Contracts PDS Committee at its meeting on 7th February 2022 and the Committee had supported the proposals, subject to requesting regular reports to the PDS Committee on progress. The Leader added that regular reports would be needed for the Executive.

 

RESOLVED that

 

(1) The proposals be agreed and incorporated into the forthcoming Capital Programme at an estimated additional total cost of £25m including the CCG’s estimated 25% share, together with non-recoverable VAT.

 

(2) Following approval on 20th October 2021 to proceed to procurement, drawdown be authorised of up to £2m from the Capital Programme to fund the various professional services required to progress the scheme through the initial stages (set out in paragraph 3.1 of the report); it is noted that this is in addition to £0.5m previously agreed in October 2021 and also it is also noted that the CCG will initially underwrite 50% of this total cost.   

 

(3) The drawdown of up an additional £1.5m including non-recoverable VAT be authorised from the Capital Programme to fund surveys and other project costs including LBB internal costs (£3.5m running total – see (2)); estimated inclusive cost as in (1); the CCG will initially underwrite 50% of this cost.

 

(4) Proceeding to procurement be authorised via a compliant route for a works contract to demolish the Great Hall and Adventure Kingdom and prepare the site with enabling works subject to receipt of detailed planning consent at an estimated contract value of £650,000 (£4.15m running total – see (2)) from the Capital Programme; the CCG will be responsible for 25% of this cost.

 

(5) Proceeding to procurement be authorised via a compliant route for a construction contract for the building works at an estimated contract value of £21.4M; it is noted that commencement of the Build element will be subject to both Member approval for the detailed design and costs of the scheme (as per (8)) and subject to receipt of detailed planning consent; the CCG will be responsible for 25% of this cost.  It is noted that it is to be determined whether the optimum route is to procure a Build contract directly or whether to utilise a two stage (via a Pre-Contract Service Agreement [PCSA] with suitable break clause) Design & Build approach; in the event of a Design & Build approach, the first stage of Technical Design is included within the costs for professional services outlined above.

 

(6) Authority be delegated to the Director of Housing, Planning, Property and Regeneration or Director of Finance with oversight from the Resources, Commissioning and Contract Management  Portfolio Holder, to agree and settle all the commercial terms arising and to deal with publicising, if appropriate, any Open Space Notices and considering representations received and reporting to Members as necessary.

 

(7) Authority be delegated to the Assistant Director of Legal Services to enter into all relevant legal agreements and any other ancillary legal documentation relating thereto.

 

(8) It Is noted that an Executive report will be forthcoming with a full business case for consideration including details of the worked-up scheme, procurement of the construction element of the scheme, including additional professional fees and project costs prior to any Planning Application being made.


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