Agenda item

That the Preferred Contractor to provide the Town Hall Conversion and Refurbishment be appointed as set out in the report in Part II of the Agenda.

The Cabinet was informed that the top ten scoring contractors had been invited to submit tenders with regard to the refurbishment of the Town Hall in order to deliver a new school for Chalvey Ward for the following seven years.  The Interim Assistant Director of Environment and Regeneration informed the Cabinet that a decision was required with regard to the appointment of a preferred supplier.

The Cabinet were provided with a presentation from Mansell Construction Services Limited, who had been successful during the first tender stage, detailing their proposals for the developments.

Resolved –

That the Press and the Public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the remainder of this item, as it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (amended)

(The following is a summary of the debate in Part II)

The Cabinet discussed the possible options available for progressing the Town Hall refurbishment and detailed information on the budgetary implications of the project.  The Cabinet agreed that Mansell Construction Services Ltd be appointed as the preferred developed of the Town Hall Conversion and Refurbishment on terms detailed in the Part II minute.