Issue - meetings
Fire Remedial Project Phase 2&3
Meeting: 11/04/2025 - Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Finance (Item 15)
15 Fire Remedial Project Phase 2&3 
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Forward Plan Ref: 2025/058
Contact: Anthony Hulsman, Head of Facilities Management
Anthony.hulsman@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Report by Director of Property and Assets
The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to
a) approve the entering into contract with Hughes & Associates to deliver the £3.7m capital funded Fire Compartmentation Programme (Phase 2&3), which will be included within the capital programme. This is funded from £2m & £1.7m identified within the Capital Priority Budget Setting process approved by Council in February 2024 and April 2025 respectively.
Decision:
Recommendation approved.
Minutes:
The Cabinet Member was asked to consider the release of funds for phases 2 and 3 of the completion of the fire remedial actions following the findings of the detailed compartmentation surveys carried out in 2023.
Councillor Levy requested that the remedial actions should only be taken for buildings that the Council intends to retain or where the Council believes that it could gain more in the sale of a building if the work is done.
Councillor Levy approved the recommendation.
RESOLVED to: approve the entering into contract with Hughes & Associates to deliver the £3.7m capital funded Fire Compartmentation Programme (Phase 2&3), which will be included within the capital programme. This is funded from £2m & £1.7m identified within the Capital Priority Budget Setting process approved by Council in February 2024 and April 2025 respectively.