Decision details

To proceed to issue a Contract Award to a Preferred Bidder to demolish Avon Street Car Park.

1.  To proceed to issue the Contract Award notification to the Preferred Bidder.

2.  Upon expiry of the ten-day stand still period and upon conclusion of the planning matters to proceed to enter into contract and appoint the Preferred Bidder under a direct contractual appointment to B&NES Council.

1.  B&NES Council entered into a Development Agreement (DA) with Legal and General Development Assets Holdings Ltd on 19 July 2019 for the redevelopment of the Bath Quay North site as a mixed-use regeneration development. 

2.  Under the BQN DA the developer, Legal & General, was contracted to demolish the Avon St multistorey car park and build out the development, however due to the impact of Covid the commencement of the development has been delayed. The car park continues to deteriorate rapidly and is beyond economic repair which dictates that demolition must proceed urgently as Council contracted works. 

3.  The paper provided to the SMT meeting of the 28 July 2021 discussed the options for repair/maintenance of the car park verses demolition.  The SMT meeting concluded that demolition needed to proceed as Council contracted works, based upon Option C which retained the existing ground floor slab as interim parking and formed the basis for contractor procurement

Please refer to the SMT paper dated 28^th July 2021 which outlines options considered prior to the decision to proceed to tender.