To authorise the Director of Community Services, in consultation with the Executive Member for Assets and Housing Delivery, to tender and award the contract for construction of Stratton 5a industrial unit, Biggleswade.

1.         To authorise the Director of Community Services, in consultation with the Executive Member for Assets and Housing Delivery, to tender the contract for construction of Stratton 5a industrial unit, Biggleswade.

2.         To authorise the Director of Community Services, in consultation with Executive Member for Assets and Housing Delivery, to award the contract for the construction of Stratton 5a industrial unit, Biggleswade.

The Executive considered a report from the Executive Member for Assets and Housing that set out the proposal to tender and award a contract for construction of Stratton 5a industrial unit, Biggleswade.

Reason for decision:  To enable the Council to secure a tenant; any delays might risk the loss of the proposed tenants and delay the revenue income in the Medium Term Financial Plan.

RESOLVED

1.         to authorise the Director of Community Services, in consultation with the Executive Member for Assets and Housing Delivery, to tender the contract for construction of Stratton 5a industrial unit, Biggleswade; and

2.         to authorise the Director of Community Services, in consultation with Executive Member for Assets and Housing Delivery, to award the contract for the construction of Stratton 5a industrial unit, Biggleswade.

The decision was unanimous.