URL: https://wyre.moderngov.co.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=788

Decision Maker: Resources Portfolio Holder

Outcome:

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: Yes

Purpose: Paper to detail the plans to reconfigure and refurbish the reception areas at Civic

Content: The Assistant Director of Property & Development Projects submitted a report to outline the proposals for the refurbishment of the Civic Centre reception area and to seek approval for the scheme to be added to the Capital Programme for 2025/26 at a cost of £55,000 to be funded from the Asset Maintenance and Management Reserve.   Decisions   The Resources Portfolio Holder agreed:   ·       That approval is given to allocate an estimated £55,000 (which includes a £4,000 contingency and a £5,000 provisional sum for CCTV and a panic alarm) for the capital works including 6% professional fees for the refurbishment of the Civic Centre reception area.   ·       That approval is given to extend the appointment of Messrs Cassidy & Ashton, architects and designers to oversee the works and to project manage the proposals to completion to RIBA Stage 6 and also for them to directly appoint building contractors Messrs Singleton & Smart, under the exemptions to Contract Procedures contained within the Financial Regulations and Financial Procedure Rules on the grounds that: “the goods, works or services constitute an extension of variation of an existing contract, or are required urgently, or the goods/materials, work or services consist of repairs to, or the supply of parts for, existing proprietary plant or equipment”.

Date of Decision: February 10, 2026