Agenda item

Report of the Executive Director, Community and Children’s Services.

The Committee received a report of the Executive Director, Community and Children’s Services concerning ongoing carried out by the Barbican Estate Office.

Officers advised that the heating survey was continuing and that, to ensure that there was as much supplementary data as possible, more volunteers would be sought in the blocks currently being reviewed and, perhaps, in some other blocks as well. Officers confirmed that ambient temperatures were being taken into account.

Officers agreed to provide an offline briefing regarding work undertaken to date and leaseholder engagement in respect of the Brandon Mews Canopy.

Officers confirmed that they anticipated that the procurement specifications for the architectural services to replace the roofs on Ben Jonson House, Defoe House and Bunyan Court would include consideration of:

• the whole envelope of the building (including water shedding);
• all options for materials (including those with a life span of more than 25 years); and
• likely maintenance costs when considering value.

The above would be included together with the requirement for the preparation of a maintenance programme and repair methodologies for lower floors. It was also anticipated that a peer review of the plans and materials would be undertaken. A Member suggested that these points should be included in a risk register for this project, that would first be discussed at the Major Works Programme Board.

Officers noted that the update on service charges had been sent as part of the regular weekly bulletin.

RESOLVED, that – the report be received and its contents noted.

The Chair congratulated the Officers on the content and quality of the reports that had been presented to the meeting.