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Approve a budget of £1,450,000.00 for the procurement of a professional team to develop design to RIBA stage 2
Approve the delegated authority to s151 Officer and the Director of Place in consultation with the Executive Councillor for Strategy & Resources to appoint a design team through a compliant procurement exercise.
Request that a further report and recommendations be brought back to Committee in October 2024.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure > £300,000;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 15/12/2023
Decision due: 29 Jan 2024 by Executive Councillor for Finance and Resources
Lead member: Executive Councillor for Finance and Resources
Department: Economy and Place Group
Contact: Ben Binns, Assistant Director, Development Email: Ben.Binns@cambridge.gov.uk.
Additional Information: This is a key item and will automatically appear on the agenda.
Background Information: The Future Office Accommodation Strategy presented at Strategy and Resources Committee in October 2022 recommended that a more detailed investigation be undertaken to assess how a refurbished Guildhall partially funded through the sale of Mandela House This Civic Quarter project now offers an opportunity for the Council to undertake feasibility options design to RIBA 2.