Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Received a report providing an update on the success of a Stage 1 application to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The report also set out the preferred project management structure and procurement process for professional support services for the Barking Park Restoration and Improvement Project.
Agreed, in order to enable the Barking Park Restoration and Improvement Project to progress to the next stage of a Development Phase and Stage 2 submission, to:
1. Match fund the Development Phase Grant of £245,000 from the Parks and Green Spaces Strategy Budget for 2006/07 and 2007/08, in order to secure the Stage 2 Grant award of £3,254,000;
2. The approach, outlined in section 2 of the report, to meet the capital and revenue expenditure required to deliver this project;
3. To add the £2m provisional capital scheme for the Barking Park project to the 5 year rolling capital programme; and
4. The tendering of a framework agreement valued up to £3m over the next four years, for Parks and Leisure Development Professional Services, to meet the needs of Barking Park and other projects within the Parks and Green Spaces Strategy.
Publication date: 27/10/2006
Date of decision: 24/10/2006
Decided at meeting: 24/10/2006 - Cabinet
Effective from: 02/11/2006
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