Issue - meetings

The Council’s budget for 2016/17 includes a sum of £500,000 for the renovation of the public conveniences at New Milton and at Bath Road in Lymington, using the very successful modular system.  This system has, over the last 10 years, markedly reduced the running and maintenance costs of these facilities, and vandalism has also been reduced.   It was envisaged that combining the two projects into one tender would benefit from economies of scale.  Following surveys, both blocks need to be replaced, rather than refurbished, and we have also taken the opportunity to include a “changing places” facility to assist those with disabilities.  The tenders have now been received and the total value of works comes to £632,000.  Offsetting savings within the Portfolio’s budget totalling £97,000 have been identified to reduce the supplementary estimate required in order to proceed to £35,000.

Recommended:

In order for the replacement projects to continue, the Council be requested to approve the additional budget requirement of £132,000, noting that £97,000 of that will be offset within the Portfolio’s budgets.

Recommended:

In order for the replacement of the public conveniences at New Milton and Bath Road, Lymington to continue, an additional budget requirement of £132,000 be approved, noting that £97,000 of that will be offset within the Portfolio’s budgets.

The Cabinet was advised that the Council’s budget for 2016/17 included a sum of £500,000 for the renovation of the public conveniences at New Milton and at Bath Road in Lymington, using the very successful modular system.  This system had, over the last 10 years, markedly reduced the running and maintenance costs of public conveniences, and vandalism had also been reduced.   It was envisaged that combining the two projects into one tender would achieve economies of scale.  Following surveys, it had been concluded that both blocks need to be replaced, rather than refurbished, and the opportunity was also being taken to include a “changing places” facility to assist those with disabilities.  The tenders had now been received and the total value of works was £632,000.  Offsetting savings within the Portfolio’s budget totalling £97,000 had been identified to reduce the supplementary estimate required in order to proceed to £35,000.

Recommended:

That in order for the replacement of the public conveniences at New Milton and Bath Road, Lymington to continue, an additional budget requirement of £132,000 be approved, noting that £97,000 of that will be offset within the Portfolio’s budgets.