Issue - decisions

The Cabinet Member for Finance and Smart City has approved expenditure on further professional services of up to £2.195m to obtain the professional services support required for the project up until the end of RIBA Stage 4.

The Cabinet Member for Finance and Smart City has approved a contract with Pell Frischmann Consultants Limited (Company Reg no. 1777946) in the sum of £892,652 for engineering services.

The Cabinet Member for Finance and Smart City has approved the strategy to appoint a suitably qualified contractor initially based on a Pre-Construction Services Agreement to provide expert advice on the deliverability of the project. 

Reasons for Decision

Renovation of the Seymour Leisure Centre has been considered for a number of years.  The council have committed to the relocation of Marylebone Library from its current leasehold base to a permanent new home within the Seymour Centre.  The creation of a new Seymour Centre provides further opportunity for combining other council services into a single council space and will be a flagship project to benefit local communities.

In order to progress the project now it is necessary to appoint engineers and other professional services in order to progress the analysis of options currently being worked up for the Centre.