Purpose

The report that accompanies
this decision is supplementary to the Phase 1 Gateway 4 Cabinet
report (December 2023), below is the executive summary.
 
To protect the asset value
and amenity and provide longevity of the Grade II listed former Queensgate Market
(the building), parts of the concrete
structure need replacement, repair and/or strengthening.
 
The additional structural
works (the works) are required regardless of the buildings end use
and therefore the proposal is to instruct them under the Phase
1 JCT Design
& Build construction contract (main contract) with BAM
Construction Limited (BAM) that is due to be awarded in July
2024.
 
Instructing the works
through the proposed main contract, when BAM are already on site
carrying out other planned works, will be cost effective and will
ensure that there isn’t a delay to the delivery and operation
of Phase 1 of Our Cultural Heart.
 

Content

To agree to instruct the
additional structural works to the former Queensgate Market under
the Phase 1 JCT Design & Build construction contract with BAM
Construction Limited and drawdown the funding from the Our Cultural
Heart £262m allowance within the council’s multi-year
capital budget plan.