At the September 2010 Planning meeting it was minuted that the Levitt Partnership fees would be £520 plus VAT, to carry out a survey of the flat roof of the Old Court House, and submit their report to include flat roof specialist recommendations.
At the January 2011 Planning Meeting, the Town Clerk advised members that he had asked Levitt's to obtain costs for the refurbishing the upstairs offices to be carried out at the same time as the roof repairs. A copy of the estimate for all the works was provided to members, although no figures are shown in the minutes. I now understand this was in the order of £40,000.
At the March Council meeting this came up as a "late item" therefore not on the agenda. Apparently the lowest tender was in the order of £70,000 for all the works. Councillor Vickers made the point that there was lots of good office accommodation already in Biggleswade, some of which had been empty for some considerable time.
After some discussion about the possibilities of converting the space for residential use, it was agreed that just the essential roof works go ahead.
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