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RESOLVED: That Cabinet:
 

(1)  
Agreed to increase the project capital budget to
£16.271 million.

(2)  
Approved the extension of the lido seasons at both
Hitchin and Letchworth as per paragraphs 8.13-8.14.
 

(3)  
Approved the changes to the 2025/26 General Fund
budget, resulting from the planned closures and extended opening of
the lidos, a £937k increase in net expenditure.
 

(4)  
Awarded the leisure decarbonisation construction
contract to Willmott Dixon Construction at a value of £15.890
million.
 
REASON FOR
DECISIONS: To enable Cabinet to review the progress of the
leisure decarbonisation project, including spend to date and
anticipated increases in capital budget expenditure, as well as
revenue implications (loss of income during closures and net costs
of extending outdoor pool opening), and approve the award of the
construction contract to Willmott Dixon Construction.