Agenda item - Withdean Community Pool

That Cabinet:

1)           Agrees to the current designs shown in Appendix A being progressed to a submission of a full planning application.

2)           Approves a total project budget of £6.880m to deliver this new facility (inclusive of the previously approved £0.451m for Design Stages 2-4 to date) to be funded from a combination of s106 and capital borrowing.

3)           Delegates authority to the Corporate Director City Operations, in consultation with the Lead Cabinet Member, to take all steps necessary to award and enter into a suitable contract with a main construction contractor, together will all associated contractual warranties and documents.

4)           Delegates authority to the Corporate Director City Operations, in consultation with the Lead Cabinet Member to take all steps necessary to enter into an ongoing professional services contract with the preferred bidder, together will all associated contractual warranties and documents.

23.1      Cabinet considered a report that sought approval for design proposals and budget for a community swimming facility at Withdean Sports Complex.

23.2      Councillors Sankey, Taylor, Robins, Miller, Muten and Allen asked questions and contributed to the debate of the report.

23.3      Resolved-

That Cabinet:

1)             Agrees to the current designs shown in Appendix A being progressed to a submission of a full planning application.

2)             Approves a total project budget of £6.880m to deliver this new facility (inclusive of the previously approved £0.451m for Design Stages 2-4 to date) to be funded from a combination of s106 and capital borrowing.

3)             Delegates authority to the Corporate Director City Operations, in consultation with the Lead Cabinet Member, to take all steps necessary to award and enter into a suitable contract with a main construction contractor, together will all associated contractual warranties and documents.

4)             Delegates authority to the Corporate Director City Operations, in consultation with the Lead Cabinet Member to take all steps necessary to enter into an ongoing professional services contract with the preferred bidder, together will all associated contractual warranties and documents.