Issue - meetings

To seek Cabinet approval to undertake urgent repairs to the Leisure Centre at a cost of £218,900, to ensure building safety which will enable the Centre to remain operational for a further 3-5 years to facilitate the delivery of the new Leisure Centre.

Cabinet considered a report which stated that Bramcote Leisure Centre was built c.1960s with alterations and additions made in the 1970s and 1980s. A building condition survey had been carried out in March 2019 by Sanderson Weatherall and following concerns raised by LLP management regarding the current condition of the building, including the possibility of the use of RAAC in the construction of the premises, a further survey was commissioned. This survey was commissioned to determine if the building had deteriorated any further, the quality of the previous structural remedial works undertaken, the presence of RAAC in the construction and the overall structural integrity of the building.

Although initial thoughts from the Interim Capital Works Manager were that RAAC was not present in the construction of the building, a detailed specialist RAAC surveyor’s report was instructed to provide assurance and this has identified RAAC in both the ceiling and wall construction of the centre.

RESOLVED that a capital budget of £206,900 and a one-off revenue budget of £12,000 to implement urgent repairs required to keep Bramcote Leisure Centre operational for up to five years be approved.  The cost of the programme will be met from prudential borrowing and General Fund Reserve balances respectively in 2023/24.

Reason

The Council has a number of different repairing and maintenance liabilities as well as a general duty under occupier’s liability legislation and Health and Safety legislation to keep the properties concerned in a safe condition. The repairs to be carried out will help ensure this. The proposals in this report relate to the maintenance of property held by the Council under various holding powers including The Local Government Act 1972 in relation to the discharge of the Council’s various statutory functions under principally the Local Government Acts 1972, 2000 and 2003 and the Localism Act 2011.