Agenda item

Report of the Director of Community & Children’s Services.

The appendix to this report has been

Members considered a Gateway 4 Options Appraisal report regarding the concrete testing and repairs on the Barbican Estate, Golden Lane Estate & Middlesex Street Estate.

During questions, the following matters were raised:

·        Previous concrete testing – officers advised that the last complete testing had been carried out in the 1990s and undertook to circulate that report..

·        Barbican Estate car parks – officers advised that the extensive repairs and incidents of corrosion detailed in the report referred only to the car parks.

·        Fees and staff costs – officers advised that fees were likely to be higher than on regular projects, but reminded Members this was an estimate based on a standard percentage used for projects. Costs were apportioned as works progressed, with officers (including Barbican Estate Office staff) logging every hour spent on this project (e.g. project management or on site).

RESOLVED – That:

a)     the concrete testing report from the last survey carried out be circulated to Members;

b)     officers to report back with regard to structure and how it affected service charges;

c)     Option 1, a planned programme of concrete repairs, based on the outcomes of the recently completed testing contracts to the Barbican, Golden Lane and Middlesex Street Estates, be approved for proceeding to Procurement and Gateway 5;

d)     the estimated total project budget of £2,275,000 be noted, of which £905,000 was designated for the Barbican Estate and £1,370,000 designated for Golden Lane and Middlesex Street Estates;

e)     a budget of £18,400 be approved to reach the next Gateway.

f)       the project be transferred from the complex approval track to the regular approval track.