Agenda item

To consider a report recommending the closure of the Guildhall Improvement Project and the dissolution of the Committee.

(Sir Michael Snyder)

5 April 2016

Conclusion of Project

By the year 2000 it had become clear that much of the Guildhall Complex was in need of renewal and renovation to make its buildings fit for purpose in the coming decades. The Court of Common Council consequently established the Guildhall Improvement Committee to oversee the Guildhall Improvement Project, a programme of works that was designed to renovate and reconstruct elements of the Complex, and create both a modern working environment for staff and a welcoming institution for members of the public. In May 2015 a final settlement account for works to the North Wing was agreed between the City of London Corporation and its project contractor, Lend Lease. The final payment on that account was made in January 2016, drawing the project to a close.

Members were therefore recommended to discharge the Guildhall Improvement Committee of its duties and noted the summary provided of the main items of work undertaken to the Guildhall Complex during the life of the project.

The Chief Commoner took the opportunity to thank the Committee for its work and to commend the Chairman, Sir Michael Snyder, on his diligent and successful stewardship of the project which had delivered outstanding modern facilities to the Guildhall.

Resolved – That thereport be noted and that Guildhall Improvement Committee be discharged of its duties in light of the completion of the project.