Decision details
Metropolitan Place
Decision Maker: Cabinet Member - Business, Employment and Enterprise
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To approve the capital build allocation for
the Metropolitan Place project to move 228 Social Work staff from
Southlink Units 7-13 to all 5 floors of Metropolitan Place on
Hobson Street in Oldham.
The value of the contract is £248k and relates to the
physical build alterations that are required to make the building
fit for purpose for the proposed move in September and October
2019
.
Decision:
RESOLVED - That:
Option C - Relocation of Services to Metropolitan Place
is approved and that the associated capital budget to enact the
option be placed to tender by Procurement.
Reasons for the decision:
Option A - Do Nothing
Option B - Refurbishment of Southlink Units 7-13
Option C - Relocation of Services to Metropolitan Place
Option D - Refurbishment of Office Block 1 Southlink
Option E - New Build Scheme for Children?s Services.
Option F - Private Office Block Relocation
Alternative options considered:
Option A - Do Nothing
Option B - Refurbishment of Southlink Units 7-13
Option D - Refurbishment of Office Block 1 Southlink
Option E - New Build Scheme for Children?s Services.
Option F - Private Office Block Relocation
Other reasons / organisations consulted
Consultation with Staff and partners effected
by the project from October 2018 to December 2018 have been
conducted. A suitable scheme to provide suitable accommodation for
Children's Social Care has been created as a result of the
consultaitons with staff. This was developed with partners at the
Unity Partnership
CIPB in December 2018 approved the initialallocation of funds for
the project to be developed pending formal development of scheme
proposal and the final statements of works with final
costings.
Corporate Property, Finance, Procurement and HR have all been
consulted on the proposals to which the final costings have been
obtained. Comments from these key stakeholders are attached to the
report.
Contact: Stuart Barratt, Change Programme Manager 0161 770 3230, Email: stuart.barratt@oldham.gov.uk Email: stuart.barratt@oldham.gov.uk.
Publication date: 18/07/2019
Date of decision: 11/07/2019
Effective from: 27/07/2019
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