On Thursday 23 April 2020 the Cabinet Member for Street Scene and Parks:
1. Authorised the acceptance of £99,900 of National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) grant and £100,000 of Historic England (HE) grant towards total eligible project costs of £302,400 for the restoration and improvement of Highbury historic garden, including an activities programme and recruitment of volunteers and agrees to act as accountable body for the defrayal of the grants;
2. Authorised the Head of Landscape and Development to develop the capital works element of the project and place an order for up to £256,610 with an approved contractor to deliver the work through the Landscape Construction Framework Contract 2019-23 or an approved procurement route via finditinbirmingham.com;
3. Approved professional fees of £30,000 to allow the Head of Landscape and Development to carry out the detailed design and implementation of the works on site to completion and undertake procurement activities to select and appoint a Volunteer Co-ordinator for the project; and
4. Approved the revenue expenditure of £15,790 on the procurement of a Volunteer Co-ordinator and delivery of volunteering activities and events and the purchase of gardening tools.
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