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Enter into demolition contract

 

 

Meeting: 19/03/2024 - Cabinet (Item 178)

178 Demolition Contract - Approval to demolish Former Royal Mail Sorting Office Buildings and Cantium House pdf icon PDF 152 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED: That

 

1.  The demolition of the existing buildings at the Former Royal Mail Sorting Office and Cantium House site, taking note of the contents of the report and tender information in Appendix 1 to the report, be approved;

2.  The Director of Finance, Resources and Business Improvement be given delegated authority to appoint the preferred demolition contractor to carry out the necessary works as per the recommended tender price, inclusive of contingency, stated in the exempt appendix to the report; and

3.  The Head of Mid Kent Legal Services, in consultation with the Lead Member, be authorised to negotiate and complete all necessary demolition contracts, deeds and agreements arising from or ancillary to the demolition application.

 

(See Record of Decision)

Meeting: 12/03/2024 - Housing, Health and Environment Policy Advisory Committee (Item 140)

140 Demolition Contract - Approval to demolish Former Royal Mail Sorting Office buildings and Cantium House pdf icon PDF 152 KB

Minutes:

The Cabinet Member for Housing and Health introduced the report and stated that planning permission (prior approval) to demolish the Former Royal Mail Sorting Officer buildings and Cantium House had been granted by the Council’s Planning Committee. It was proposed to enter the demolition contract with the preferred tenderer in order to secure the monies from the Brownfield Land Release Fund (BLRF). The existing tenants of the building had been served notice and were due to leave at the end of March 2024.

 

RESOLVED to RECOMMEND to CABINET: That

 

1.  The demolition of the existing buildings at the Former Royal Mail Sorting Officer and Cantium House site be approved, taking note of the contents of the report and tender information in Appendix 1 of the report;

 

2.  The Director of Finance, Resources and Business Improvement, be given delegated authority, to appoint the preferred demolition contract to carry out the necessary works as per the recommended tender price, inclusive of contingency, stated in the exempt appendix of the report; and

 

3.  The Head of Mid Kent Legal Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member, be authorised to negotiate and complete all necessary demolition contracts, deeds and agreements arising from or ancillary to the demolition application.