Purpose

This report will provide an update position on
the Middlecross Extra Care Scheme and seek Approval to enter into a
Brownfield Housing Fund Grant Agreement with West Yorkshire
Combined Authority (WYCA) for a £1,300,000 of grant funding
to support the delivery of New Build Council Housing at
Middlecross, Armley.
Subsequently, a further decision report
(Publishable Admin) will also be prepared recommending entering
into an NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract with Morgan
Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd via the SCAPE
Consultancy Built Environment framework for the construction of 65
new extra care apartments in the Armley Ward.

Content

The decision maker has approved the
recommendations set out in the report attached with effect
from the decision date.