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Bristol Arena - Project cost and contractor appointment
Meeting: 04/04/2017 - Cabinet (Item 11.)
11. Bristol Arena Contractor Appointment Value for Money Review and Further Options PDF 66 KB
To provide an update on the latest position and to seek approval of the recommendations in respect of the next stage of the project
Additional documents:
Decision:
1. Approved the award of the Pre Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) to
Buckingham Group in order to firm up current costings for the arena as
currently proposed;
2. Authorised the Strategic Director for Place to undertake all negotiations and
sign off the PCSA Contract in consultation with the Mayor as and when it is
finalised;
3. To ensure that the PCSA process takes full advantage of value engineering
options offered under the current arena project;
4. To commission an independent value for money review in parallel with the
PCSA process in order to inform the economic case for any investment in the
arena project;
5. To undertake further indicative work as to the options as to what type, size
and shape of arena that could be procured should a new procurement be
required;
6. Agreed that the Strategic Director for Place return to Cabinet following
the conclusion of the PCSA, the Value for Money Study, and the review of
options in order to allow Cabinet to take a view on how to proceed with the
project in such a way as to seek to minimise additional costs and maximise
VFM and the economic case for an Arena;
7. Approved Enabling Works and the pre-ordering of elements of
work/materials yet to be specified (where there is a clear benefit in doing so)
prior to the main building contract being signed;
NB Recommendations 8 and 9 as set out in the report were not endorsed and will be reviewed in a fresh look at the travel plan with a further report to Cabinet as soon as possible.