Purpose

To approve the Waiver of Contract Procedure
Rules to appoint a Contractor and Consultant to carry
out  health and safety works at Leeds
Grand Theatre.

Content

The Chief Officer Operations & Active
Leeds (on behalf of the Director of City Development) has:
I.  approved the
waiver of CPR 8.1 and 8.2 to directly appoint JBH Developments Ltd
to provide project management consultancy services for the urgent
repair works required at the Theatre for the sum of up to
£35,000.
II.  approved the waiver
of CPR 9.1 and 9.2 to authorise the Council to directly appoint the
Stone Technical Services Group Ltd (the Contractor) to carry out
the design and delivery of the urgent repair works to the Theatre
for an estimated sum £1.676 million. 
 
This is on the grounds that the consultant and
the contractor need to be experienced with working on listed
buildings with significant structural issues and which are also
live performing events venues.  The
figures quoted are inclusive of up to £500,000 works carried
out under an Early Works and Undertaking Agreement approved by the
Director of City Development on 14th March 2024 to enable urgent
works to commence and minimise risk exposure.