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Please note that an exempt appendix relating to this report is contained within the Exempt/Confidential Section of this agenda.

(i)         to note the amended programme for the Aberdeen Art Gallery redevelopment as presented in paragraphs 3.3 and 3.4 of this report;

(ii)        to note the breakdown of works for Provost Skene House which identified as urgent, necessary and desirable and which is presented at 3.2 (Table 1) of this report;

(iii)       to approve Option 3 in regard to the refurbishment of Provost Skene’s House as detailed in the Exempt Appendix 1 of this report;

(iv)       to delegate authority to the Interim Director of Communities, Housing and Infrastructure, following consultation with the Head of Commercial and Procurement Services, to undertake a tender process for the procurement and thereafter award of contract to undertake internal and external works;

(v)        to instruct the Head of Finance to identify funding options for the additional costs of Aberdeen Art Gallery redevelopment and Provost Skene’s House revised scope of refurbishment as presented in Section 2 of the Exempt Appendix 1 and submit this to the Council’s 2018/19 budget setting meeting;

(vi)       to approve the total estimated expenditure for Provost Skene’s House refurbishment as detailed in the Exempt Appendix 1 to this report;

(vii)     to otherwise note the contents of the report; and

(viii)     that officers be requested to consider removing inappropriate plastic vent piping and other similar sensible items as deemed desirable.

With reference to article 14 of the minute of meeting of 6 December 2017, the Committee had before it a report by the interim Directors of Education and Children’s Services which provided detail on the urgent, necessary and desirable works for Provost Skene’s House and sought approval for the additional spend associated with the revised scope of works and construction programme for Aberdeen Art Gallery.

The report recommended:-

That the Committee –

(a)       note the amended programme for the Aberdeen Art Gallery redevelopment as presented in paragraphs 3.3 and 3.4 of this report;

(b)       note the breakdown of works for Provost Skene House which were identified as urgent, necessary and desirable and which were presented at 3.2 (Table 1) of this report;

(c)        approve Option 3 in regard to the refurbishment of Provost Skene’s House as detailed in the Exempt Appendix 1 of this report;

(d)       delegate authority to the Interim Director of Communities, Housing and Infrastructure, following consultation with the Head of Commercial and Procurement Services, to undertake a tender process for the procurement and thereafter award of contract to undertake internal and external works;

(e)       instruct the Head of Finance to identify funding options for the additional costs of Aberdeen Art Gallery redevelopment and Provost Skene’s House revised scope of refurbishment as presented in Section 2 of the Exempt Appendix 1 and submit this to the Council’s 2018/19 budget setting meeting;

(f)        approve the total estimated expenditure for Provost Skene’s House refurbishment as detailed in the Exempt Appendix 1 to this report; and

(g)       otherwise note the contents of the report.

 The Committee resolved:-

(i)         to approve the recommendations; and

(ii)        that officers be requested to consider removing inappropriate plastic vent piping and other similar sensible items as deemed desirable.