Agenda item

Report of the City Surveyor.

Due to the complexity of the remedial works required to repair the externally exposed concrete elements of Cullum Welch House and the ongoing significant design element involved, it is proposed to split these works off from the main Golden Lane and Middlesex Street concrete testing and repair project and run it as a stand-alone project. Specialist design works for Cullum Welch House would therefore be able to progress with expediency; these would be unhindered by the more prosaic   concrete repairs anticipated for the other blocks which are covered by the wider project, and where testing remains ongoing ahead of a potentially lengthy specification and tender process.

Resolved – that Members:

1) Approved the change in project approach to separate out the works to Cullum Welch House from the wider Golden Lane and Middlesex Street Estates concrete repair project.

2) Noted the estimate project budget range of £1,050,000-£2,050,000 for the replacement and repair of concrete elements at Cullum Welch House and the potential inclusion of

window renewal. A full options appraisal is to be brought to Committee at Gateway 4.

3) Authorised the transfer of the existing estimated £600,000 works budget and £90,000 fees earmarked for Cullum Welch House from the estimated budget of the wider Golden Lane and Middlesex Street Estates concrete repair project.

4) Retrospectively approve the consultancy fees (design, structural and testing

expenditure), totalling £74,005, already spent to reach the current position and allocate them to this project. These fees are currently charged to HRA local revenue.

5) Approve a sum of £28,000, comprised of £26,000 to complete the investigative work to the south elevation and £2,000 staff costs, to reach the next Gateway.