Anthony Payne (Director for Place) and David Trussler (Interim Director for Corporate Services) submitted a report seeking authority to award the contract for the redevelopment of the Civic Centre and adjoining car park to the preferred bidder, to agree where services and staff will be relocated following an options appraisal, to agree the financial resources and to ask the City Council to agree capital resources.

Councillor Lowry (Cabinet Member for Finance) introduced the proposals and computer generated images of the proposals relating to the Civic Centre were shown to Cabinet. It was emphasised that the proposals were subject to further work and planning considerations and Councillor Lowry hoped that the public would be provided with an opportunity to express their views.    

Cabinet Members welcomed –

Cabinet Members’ attention was also drawn to the separate private report, referred to in minute 45 below, which included commercially sensitive information.   

Alternative options considered and reasons for the decision –

As set out in the report.

Minute 53 of the Co-operative Scrutiny Board of 21 August 2013 was also submitted endorsing the recommendations in the written reports and seeking an update in three months’ time with further information to be provided as set out in the minute.

The Chair expressed his gratitude to Les Allen (Transformation Programmes Manager) and Alwyn Thomas (Civic Centre Project Director) (who were in attendance at the meeting) for their work on this project.    

Agreed –