Council considered a report in respect of Old River Lane, Bishop’s Stortford, seeking approval for delivery models for each aspect of the scheme and the procurement method. Council also noted the successful application for gap funding from the Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).
The Leader expressed her appreciation to the efforts of officers and members of the Delivery Board.
Councillor G Williamson moved, and Councillor D Andrews seconded, the recommendations as now detailed. After being put to the meeting, and a vote taken, the recommendations were declared CARRIED.
Council approved the recommendations now detailed.
RESOLVED – that (A) the comments and suggestions from the Overview and Scrutiny committee held on 19 June 2018 (set out in summary at paragraph 2.6 of the report submitted) be noted;
(B) as recommended by the Executive on 17 July, the suggested delivery models for the three parts of the scheme be approved as follows:
· Northgate End: Direct Delivery
· Core ORL Site: Development Agreement
· Arts Centre: Direct delivery, with developer taking overarching project management role for all of core ORL site.
(C) as recommended by the Executive on 17 July 2018, officers be instructed to proceed with procurement, splitting the whole scheme into two parts, with two parallel procurement processes (Option 2 as set out in paragraph 2.4 of the report submitted); and
(D) subject to (C) above, in noting the budget for the next stage of development is £480,000, the use of LEP resources to fund it, be approved.
(see also Minute 134)