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Design for Castle Park Depot
Decision Maker: Director: Management of Place
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
This project will establish the options for
developing the Castle Park Depot site to a mixed use development to
incorporate a Water Source Heat Pump (WSHP) led energy centre
combined with residential and/or commercial development.
BCC are installing heat networks across the city in order to
support the Mayor’s goal for Bristol to be a carbon neutral
city by 2030 and to reduce fuel poverty.
This ‘Castle Park Depot’ energy centre will serve the
Old Market Network (OMN). Due to the proximity next to the water
this is a critical location for installing a WSHP. The water source
heat pump is key to decarbonising the wider heat network critical
for city goal to be carbon neutral by 2030.
Decision:
To contract the following design services
covering RIBA stage 0 - 2 for the Castle Park Depot site in central
Bristol. This contract will include strategic definition; consider
financial viability, strategic option appraisal and preparation of
concept design.
Alternative options considered:
Option 1 -
Alternative frameworks were considered, the PAGABO framework was
selected in liaison with our procurement team and in consideration
with the project timeframes.
Option 2 -
Option 3 -
Publication date: 08/09/2019
Date of decision: 09/08/2019