Decision details

Decision to vary the professional services contract with Weston Williamson + Partners to carry out additional work resulting from numerous delays in reaching the contracted RIBA 4 design stage

Decision Maker: Service Director – Environment , Highways, & Waste

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Programme Delay of 23 weeks from 20th February to 7th August.
Delay in Programme for:
• RIBA 3 moved 3 weeks to allow for Client sign-off of RIBA 2
• Planning and Consultation period moved 7 weeks after cabinet sign off-of RIBA 3
• Planning start moved 16 weeks to allow for planning fee sign off
• RIBA 4 start date moved 7 weeks to allow for RIBA 3 sign off and agreement to proceed at risk.
• RIBA 4 delayed 21 weeks due to late surveys and site access (earlier surveys instructed by HC 11th November 2022)
• Ecological survey impact and agreement to submit planning without ecological surveys
• Highways comments impact on planning and RIBA 4 (estimated). RIBA 4 cannot run concurrently with planning update.
• Delay to procurement to after consultation and agreement to undertake with RIBA 3 information

Contact: Mark Averill, Service Director Environment and Highways Email: mark.averill@herefordshire.gov.uk Tel: 01432 260944.

Publication date: 04/01/2024

Date of decision: 13/12/2023

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