Purpose

To allow the progression of a
future capital upgrade to the Woolwich Old Town Hall to repurpose
the building for new affordable workspace for the town
centre

Content

1.           
Noted that Cabinet on 21 April 2021, as part of the
wider £17,150,964 Future High Street Fund (FHSF) programme,
agreed a budget of £1,777,538 for the Woolwich Old Town Hall.
Of this £1,150,704 was allocated to the refurbishment and
conservation works that were completed in November 2022, with the
remaining £626,834 provisionally allocated to progress the
design and contribute to the affordable workspace fit out works due
to commence in December 2025.

 
2.           
Noted the Director of Place & Growth has awarded
contracts and services in the value of £430,990 to date, to
deliver the workspace fit out programme. 

 
3.           
Approved this Scheme and Estimate, in the value of
£2,628,447 to deliver the affordable workspace fit out at the
Old Town Hall and to increase the scope of works to include the
training room at the Old Library and to undertake future proofing
working in the Old Library to ensure step free access.  The Scheme and Estimate is proposed to be funded
as follows:
·       
the approved FHSF allocation of £626,834
(noted in 1.1)
·       
identified s106 resources of £2,001,613 (new
budget)
  
4.           
Noted that the FHSF programme maintains a
contingency budget, which will be utilised to meet any risks
pertaining to the works contract and construction.