Peelhouse Lane - New Widnes Cemetery - KEY DECISION (Minute EXB 101 refers)
Executive Board considered the attached report.
RECOMMENDED: That Council
1) note
the progress made to date and approve the timeline for the tender and
construction process detailed in Appendix A;
2) approve
the proposal to tender works for the construction of a new cemetery;
3) approve
the addition of the £2.8m project to the Council’s Capital Programme; and
4) approve
the new name of the cemetery as Peel House Cemetery.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Executive Board had considered a report of the Strategic Director, Communities, which updated Members on the timetable for the construction of the new Widnes Cemetery at Peelhouse Lane.
RESOLVED: That
1) the
progress made to date be noted and the timeline for the tender and construction
process detailed in Appendix A be approved;
2) the
proposal to tender works for the construction of a new cemetery be approved;
3) the
addition of the £2.8m project to the Council’s Capital Programme be approved;
and
4) the new
name of the cemetery - Peel House Cemetery - be approved.
101 Peelhouse Lane - New Widnes Cemetery - KEY DECISION
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Board considered a report of the Strategic Director, Communities,
which updated Members on the proposed timetable for the construction of the new
Widnes Cemetery at Peelhouse Lane.
The report also sought approval for the invitation of tenders to
construct the new cemetery and for the addition of the project to the Council’s
Capital Programme.
Reason(s) for
Decision
A decision was
required to enable the project to be added to the Council’s Capital Programme
and in order for the procurement process to commence in accordance with the
overall project timeline.
Alternative
Options Considered and Rejected
None identified.
Implementation
Date
The tender process
would commence in January 2015. Works on site would commence once construction
of the access road and roundabout was completed in July 2015.
RESOLVED: That the Board
1) note
the progress made to date and approve the timeline for the tender and
construction process detailed in Appendix A;
2) approve
the proposal to tender works for the construction of a new cemetery;
3) recommend
that Council approve the addition of the £2.8m project to the Council’s Capital
Programme; and
4) approve
the new name of the cemetery as Peel House Cemetery.