Development of Food Processing Park, Port of Fleetwood

Description

Wyre Council (the "Council") intends to enter into a contract with Associated British Ports ("ABP") for the purchase of freehold land with a new build food processing park at Dock Avenue, Port of Fleetwood (the "Site"). It is a condition of the sale that ABP undertake development works. These works consist of construction and completion of new buildings totaling approx 4764.3 square metres for Use Class B2, 106 parking spaces, servicing, landscaping and waste provision Lot 1: As part of the Council's "Future Fleetwood" vision, the Council has committed to regenerating Fleetwood. Part of the Future Fleetwood strategy includes "Project Neptune". Project Neptune is the first phase of the regeneration of Fleetwood Docks which includes a new food processing park in order to safeguard and create local jobs. The Site is currently owned freehold by ABP. ABP has agreed to sell the Site to the Council (the "Sales Contract") and construct the facility. Under the terms of the Sales Contract, ABP will be responsible for the redevelopment of the Site. This will include an obligation to procure, manage, monitor and supervise the design, construction and completion of the works. The works consist of the demolition of existing buildings and infrastructure at the Site and the construction and completion of buildings of 4764.3 square metres within a food processing park for Use Class B2 and 106 parking spaces in accordance with planning applications registered on 25 November 2020 and 26 November 2020 under reference 20/01087/FULMAJ AND 20/01145/FULMAJ. (the "Works"). The approximate value of the Works described is between £5 million and £10 million. In respect of Project Neptune, ABP is subject to the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016. ABP will appoint a building contractor to undertake the Works set out in the Sales Contract in a manner compliant with those Regulations. This will be by use of a Pagabo framework agreement and will be tendered using a Lot for works with a value between £250,000 and £10 million. The amount stated for the "total value of the procurement" is the maximum permissible under the Lot being used. The intention is that works covered by the Sales Contract commence by 1 May2021.