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RESOLVED
That the Cabinet delegates authority to:
a) the Head of Economy and Planning to undertake a procurement exercise in accordance with the Council’s Procurement Code to select a suitable works contractor to convert, subject to planning permission, the “Travel House” building into the Crawley Innovation Centre.
(Generic Delegation 7 will be used to enact this recommendation).
b) the Leader of the Council in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Development, Head of Economy and Planning and Head of Governance, People & Performance to approve the award of the contract following the procurement exercise
c) the Head of Economy and Planning, Head of Governance, People & Performance and Head of Corporate Finance, in consultation with the appropriate Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Development, to negotiate, approve and complete all relevant legal documentation, following the awarding of the contract
(Generic Delegations 2 & 3 will be used to enact this recommendation)
d) the Chief Executive in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Development to approve the Crawley Innovation Centre detailed designs and to submit a planning application.
(Generic Delegation 7 will be used to enact this recommendation).
Reasons for the Recommendations
To enable the Council to progress as quickly as possible the delivery of the Crawley Innovation Centre project, following confirmation that the Getting Building Fund monies (£8.4m) and the Crawley Towns Fund monies (£2.5m) have been approved.
To ensure the Crawley Innovation Centre project remains on track to open in summer 2023, subject to planning permission and to completion of the building conversion works