Decision details

Approval sought to de-scope EW2: Southern Access, £6.45m, from the initial cost profile and programme. It’s now partially replaced by the L and G scheme proposed masterplan which currently includes access from A4 to TI (subject to planning). An internal briefing note detailing the descope of Southern Access has been prepared and appended to this Form.
The funds for further RIBA design stages and Construction provisionally allocated will now be added to Contingency and to fund new scope items.
Approval sough to add new scopes:
EW6 River Wall scope will repair the man-made late 19th Century walls to preserve the structure and improve their aesthetics. The cost of repair work is estimated at £1.04m and subject to approval to use a proportion of the Contingency funding as a result of Decision 1.
EW7 provides for a haul road to be constructed in order to facilitate the construction works currently being undertaken by BCC, UoB and Network Rail. It is also likely to be used by the developer for their works in Phase 1. The cost of installation will be shared between the three parties with BCC’s contribution to install, maintain and reinstate equating to £220k. Approval is sought to meet this cost from the increased Continency funding pot.
Approval sought to fund three studies on the boundaries of Temple Island for £134K:
A4 Vehicle Protection study - £65K: BCC Highways have requested a study of the existing crash barrier and a design of solutions to reduce risk. Upon completion of this study, the project will come back to Delegated Authority to decide how BCC wish to undertake the remediation works.
Southern Gateway Ped/Cycle link Study - £29K: Feasibility study of additional infrastructure to run alongside the A4 between the Southern Access and SG Transport Hub.
Riverbank and Cliff Surveys – £40K: Required to investigate the condition of the boundary and the river edge protection.
Decisions on how to proceed with the outcomes of these studies will be sought separately, including the identification of funding sources.

The enabling works project was approved by Cabinet to start in 2020, to make Temple Island a viable site for redevelopment. The remit was to establish a scope of works, and where necessary get delegated approval from Executive Director, in consultation with the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Finance Governance and Performance, the S.151 Officer, and Director of Legal Services for any changes to the baseline proposal.
This OED presents the changes to the project to descope Southern Access workstream and bring into scope the Riverwall Repairs and the construction of the Haul Road. It also requests for minor surveys to be undertaken.

Southern Access was considered to be kept in scope, however with new scope identified and required and the L and G scheme now partially replacing the Southern Access with access from A4 to TI (subject to planning), it’s deemed as unnecessary. The funds are proposed be brought back into the contingency.
The River wall repairs and riverbank and cliff studies were not originally identified in scope. As part of the lease agreement with the developer, the walls need to be brought up to a state of good repair. The riverbank and cliffs need to be surveyed to ensure their current state is recorded, in case of any future damage by the developer. The haul road is required for all construction traffic on the island, and originally was not in scope but has now been negotiated as a shared cost between UoB and Network Rail.
The surveys on the A4 boundary have been identified by BCC TDM and Highways, and have been added, subject to approval, in order to identify opportunities to synergise between ongoing highways works in the wider TQEZ development.