Decision details

Details of decision:    Refurbishment of the Crescent Carpark

That permission is granted for the Deputy Chief Executive and Director Place and Climate Change to enter contract with the preferred contractor to refurbish the Crescent car park, Taunton.

A competitively tendered schedules of work has resulted in a preferred contractor being identified and contract sum that is within the allocated budget agreed in February 2022.

The contract sum is £1,090,968. The governance arrangements require an Executive Decision, which may be taken by a Portfolio Holder, to determine the key decision when awarding a contract of this size.

Reasons for proposed decision:

The Crescent car park in Taunton needs major refurbishment and upgrading to make it a parking option of choice for people coming into town for shopping and social activities and is a step towards achieving our Garden Town ambitions.

The refurbishment will benefit our economy and the environment by making it a gateway car park for the town centre with the provision of electric vehicle charging points to encourage the uptake of electric vehicles in line with our commitment towards achieving carbon neutrality by 2030. The refurbishment will increase the proportion of accessible parking spaces raising it to 7.5%; it will provide a cycle shelter to encourage the uptake of sustainable transport and healthy lifestyles.

A decision by the Full Council in February 2022 provided the Crescent car park refurbishment project a total budget of £1,546,800. This budget was for the refurbishment of the Crescent Carpark, delivery of new car ticket machines across West Somerset and essential maintenance. After the car park ticket machine replacement, essential maintenance and design fees for the Crescent car park have been considered there remains £1,396,210 available for the refurbishment.

The project has been competitively tendered, and a preferred contractor identified.  The contractor has passed a credit test.

Alternative funding options sourced:

Not Applicable. Within agreed SWT budget allocation for capital project.

Any conflicts of interest declared by Leader or Executive Members consulted on the proposed decision.  If Yes provide confirmation from Chief Executive to grant dispensation for the Leader’s / Executive Member’s views to be considered.

No