Agenda item

Report: Main Contract Award - Family Welcome Centre

Presented by Councillor Graham Williamson, Cabinet Member for Regeneration

Cabinet:

1.    Approved the award of the construction contract for the Family Welcome Centre and Health Centre (shell and core) to Bidder A, as set out in this report.

2.    Agreed to the Council entering into an Agreement for Lease with the NHS Health Provider for a Health Centre at the Family Welcome Centre based upon the draft Heads of Terms (provided as Exempt Appendix B).

3.      Delegated authority to the Strategic Director of Place after consultation with the S151 Officer and the Deputy Director of Legal Services to:

                    i.         Agree terms for a Memorandum of Understanding with the NHS Health Provider;

                   ii.          Finalise and agree the Heads of Terms for the Agreement for Lease; and

                  iii.         Execute the Memorandum of Understanding, Agreement for Lease, Lease and associated ancillary legal agreements with the NHS Health Provider for the Health Centre, as necessary and appropriate.

Report: Main Contract Award - Family Welcome Centre

Presented by Councillor Graham Williamson, Cabinet Member for Regeneration

1.     This Cabinet report provides a summary of the Family Welcome Centre project and the recommendations to award the main contract to deliver the scheme.

2.   Harold Hill has for many years been one of the most deprived areas, not only in Havering but in London. In an effort to rectify this, Harold Hill was the focus of a Council regeneration programme called Harold Hill Ambitions. This programme was successful in delivering improvements to the area and local communities.

3.     The Family Welcome Centre is the first phase of the wider Farnham and Hilldene masterplan vision. The scheme will create an exemplar of this type of facilities for emergency accommodation for families and will provide 74 self-contained temporary homes. The scheme also includes a modern high quality new health centre.

4.     Provision of this purpose-built emergency accommodation will substantially ease the financial burden currently being absorbed by the General Fund, where homeless families are being housed in hotels. In addition, the Family Welcome Centre aims to improve outcomes for the most vulnerable families and will include facilities for housing support staff and social workers who can work closely with these families.

5.     The associated health centre will provide much needed high quality health facilities in the Harold Hill area. Negotiations are progressing with the NHS to utilise the facility for primary care use.

6.     The demolition of the existing buildings on the site, including Abercrombie House, was completed in August 2023. The site is now ready for construction.

7.     Following the single stage tender process, it is intended to appoint Bidder A to deliver the construction works under the JCTDesignandBuild2016formofContract,asamendedbythe London Borough of Havering. This form of contract allowsthecontractortotakeonpartofthedesignriskandwouldalsoprovide the Council withcostcertaintyintheformofalumpsumfixedpriceforundertakingtheworks.

Cabinet:

8.     Approved the award of the construction contract for the Family Welcome Centre and Health Centre (shell and core) to Bidder A, as set out in this report.

9.     Agreed to the Council entering into an Agreement for Lease with the NHS Health Provider for a Health Centre at the Family Welcome Centre based upon the draft Heads of Terms (provided as Exempt Appendix B).

10.   Delegated authority to the Strategic Director of Place after consultation with the S151 Officer and the Deputy Director of Legal Services to:

                        i.           Agree terms for a Memorandum of Understanding with the NHS Health Provider;

                      ii.           Finalise and agree the Heads of Terms for the Agreement for Lease; and

                     iii.           Execute the Memorandum of Understanding, Agreement for Lease, Lease and associated ancillary legal agreements with the NHS Health Provider for the Health Centre, as necessary and appropriate.