Issue - meetings

Renovation of tennis courts sites within the London Borough of Hillingdon

 

 

Meeting: 05/01/2023 - CABINET (Item 6)

Renovation of tennis courts sites within the London Borough of Hillingdon

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

That Cabinet approves a project for the renovation of four tennis court sites in the Borough at Rosedale Park, Harmondsworth Recreation Ground, Northwood Recreation Ground and Swakeleys Park, and specifically agrees to:

 

1.    Accept the award of £181k from the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) Parks Tennis Renovation Grant for the project at the four sites;

 

2.    Accept the tender from Aggregate Industries UK Ltd T/A Spadeoak to upgrade the four sites over a 10 week period from 23rd January 2023 to 27 March 2023 at the value of £229k.

 

3.    The allocation of £60k from the 2022/23 Chrysalis Programme towards the project;

 

4.    The capital release request of £270k for the works funded from the following budgets:-

 

a.    £60k from the 2022/23 Chrysalis Programme

b.    £29k from the 2022/23 General Capital Contingency

c.    £181k from the LTA Parks Tennis Renovation Grant

 

Reasons for decision

 

Cabinet agreed to the appointment of a contractor over a 10-week period to upgrade four tennis court sites to a playable standard.

 

Alternative options considered and rejected

 

The Cabinet could have decided not to accept the recommendations to renovate the sites leaving them in poor condition.

 

Relevant Select Committee

Residents’ Services

Expiry date for any scrutiny call-in / date decision can be implemented (if no call-in)

5pm, Friday 13 January 2023

Officer(s) to action

Stuart Hunt

Directorate

Place Directorate

Classification

Private - Whilst the Cabinet's decisions above are always made public, the officer report relating to this matter is not because it was considered in the private part of the meeting and contained information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the Authority holding that information) and the public interest in withholding the information outweighed the public interest in disclosing it in accordance with Section 100(A) and paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12 (A) to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).