Decision details

Hastings Public Realm and Green Connections Consultation and Preliminary Design

Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Economy and Transport

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Decision needed to enable spend of the Hastings Town Deal monies and delivery of the Hastings Public Realm and Green Connections project.

Decision:

To consider direct award of the Consultation, Preliminary Design and relevant surveys for the Hastings Public Realm and Green Connections project to Arup.
Arup worked on previous design work for this project, led and managed by Hastings Borough Council.
This project has £9.834m of funding from Hastings Town Deal and £400k from the Local Growth Fund. This commission is valued at £800k.

Alternative options considered:

Do nothing considered during the Phase 1 and 2 business cases for the Hastings Public Realm and Green Connections project.
Considered using the Highways Contract Framework for this phase of work. Quote requested from BBLP, comparable figure presented with a further 6-8 weeks required for full proposal.
Considered tendering the brief for competition. Rejected due to time restraints of the spend of the Hastings Town Deal monies and handover time/cost saved by continuing working with Arup.

Publication date: 22/09/2023

Date of decision: 22/09/2023

Effective from: 29/09/2023