Purpose

To provide an update to Executive on the
progress of the Bicester Market Square project; including the
preferred concept design which is the result from the community
engagement over the last 9 months, the new estimated project
programme and estimated cost of delivery. To seek approval of the
suggested concept design and move to the next stage of the project
which includes detailed design development, submitting a planning
application & the report will also provide a recommendation for
a suggested procurement strategy for a contractor to deliver the
project.

Content

Resolved
 

(1)           
That the progress of the project to date, including the public
engagement process and how the proposed concept design was
developed, be noted.
 

(2)           
That the concept design presented for development to the next stage
be approved.
 

(3)           
That it be approved that the £881,000 from Oxfordshire County
Council town centre s106 funds be added to the currently approved
£4.25m capital programme budget for this project to give a
maximum total project budget of £5,131,000 to complete this
project in full.
 

(4)           
That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director Communities,
in conjunction with the Portfolio Holder for Finance, Property and
Regeneration and the Assistant Director of Finance, to agree the
tranches of budget for each stage of the project as required, into
the capital programme to enable completion of this project.
 

(5)           
That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director Communities,
in conjunction with the Portfolio Holder for Finance, Property and
Regeneration and Assistant Director of Law and Governance, to
approve the appointment of the preferred Consultant &
Contractor and to work with the Councils project team to deliver
this project following the required Council procurement
processes.
 

(6)           
That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director Communities,
in conjunction with the Portfolio Holder for Finance, Property and
Regeneration in conjunction with the and the Assistant Director of
Law and Governance the decision on the specific contract options
& construction route to deliver the project in full (which is
currently proposed as a two-stage contract process) (NEC 4E x22)
following the Councils required procurement processes.
 

(7)           
That the current draft programme of works and estimated timescales
of each stage of work, as provided by WSP, as part of their Stage 1
feasibility work be noted.
 

(8)           
That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director Communities,
in conjunction with the Portfolio Holder for Finance, Property and
Regeneration to confirm approval to submit the planning application
of the detailed design.