Agenda item

Report of the City Surveyor.

Members considered a Gateway 2 report of the City Surveyor relative to the London Metropolitan Archives replacement of the fire alarm, chillers, and landlords lighting and power.

With respect to Members concerns that the LMA was looking to relocate, the Director of the LMA advised that it was likely the LMA would occupy the building for another 10 years and therefore the works are essential for the period that the LMA would remain in the building.

RESOLVED, that Members –

1.    approve a budget of £145,000 to carry out more detailed surveys to prepare the M&E design and tender documents to reach the next Gateway;

2.    note the total estimated cost of the project of £1,145,000 (excluding risk);

3.    note that there is a Costed Risk of £180,000 (post-mitigation);

4.    note that the total estimated cost of the project of £1,325,000 (including risk);

5.    note that ‘in principle’ central funding from City Fund reserves was agreed as part of the 2020/21 annual capital bids, together with an element of funding recoverable from the Finsbury Business Centre (elements that additionally benefit FBC) – giving a total funding envelope of £1,630,073.