Appendix 1 Renewal of Minor Works Maintenance Contract Cabinet 12th July 2010

Hastings Borough Council – Property Portfolio

Background

1. The Council owns, operates and lets out a considerable amount of property assets and associated grounds and external areas with a rebuilding cost value exceeding £88 million. The Council's property assets are very diverse and widely spread across the Borough, they are of widely differing sizes and building types, some of which are very aged, and which reflect the materials and methods of construction prevailing at the time they were built. Almost none has been newly constructed and very little of it has been built in recent years or refurbished to current standards. Consequently there is a continual requirement for planned, cyclical and responsive building maintenance works.

2. The pressure on the Council’s built assets to be adapted and upgraded to meet the demands of a rapidly developing organisation is constant, and often requires rapid access to a flexible multi-trade building maintenance contractor.

Offices & Operational Buildings

3. Major operational buildings within which the Council’s staff perform their duties and provide services to the public include:

Town Hall & Tourism Information Centre Aquila House Renaissance House 6 Bank Buildings Depot Offices Cemetery & Crematorium Corporate Archive, Castleham Industrial Estate

Cultural & Leisure Buildings

4. The main cultural and leisure buildings and assets either operated directly or by third parties on behalf of the Council include:

Hastings Castle The White Rock Theatre St Mary in the Castle Arts Centre Summerfields Sports Centre Falaise Hall Fitness Centre

C:\Hastings\Data\Committ\IntranetOLD\Cabinet\20100712\Agenda\$k4qx4gxs.doc John’s Place Museum Old Town Museum Fishermen’s Museum Falaise Road Indoor Bowls Centre St Clements Caves Marina Pavilion (Azur)

Parks & Open Spaces

5. Major parks and open spaces within which will be included a large number of buildings and assets such as depots, cafes, pavilions, ranger offices, club houses, bridges, railings, gates, bowls greens and changing rooms include the following:

Alexandra Park & Depot Hastings Country Park Amherst Gardens Gensing Gardens West Marina Gardens Bexhill Road Recreation Ground East Hill Sports Pavilion Linton Gardens Pilot Field, Elphinstone Road The Firs, Elphinstone Road Harrow Lane Recreation Ground Sandhurst Recreation Ground White Rock Gardens Allotments (various sites)

Foreshore Structures & Facilities

6. Foreshore structures and assets located chiefly along the Hastings and St Leonards seafront maintained and operated by the Council include:

Concrete Seafront Promenade Structure White Rock Baths Bottle Alley East Hill Cliff Railway West Hill Cliff Railway Fishermen’s Net Huts Foreshore Office and Workshop Beach Office Lifeguards Office Sea Front Shelters (in excess of 14 sites) Chalets, Eversfield Place Chalets, Former St Leonards Bathing Pool Site Hastings & St Leonards Sailing Club

C:\Hastings\Data\Committ\IntranetOLD\Cabinet\20100712\Agenda\$k4qx4gxs.doc Industrial Units & Let Premises

7. Industrial units, farms, residential and other buildings owned by the Council and let out to tenants under various types of commercial lease and licence agreements include the following:

Churchfields Industrial Estate (12 Units) Castleham Road Industrial Estate (40 Units) Ponswood Industrial Estate (13 Units) Castleham Business Centre East Castleham Micro Units Summerfields Business Centre Fairlight Place Farm (including three Farm Cottages & stables flat) Pebsham Farm, Bexhill Pound House Upper Wilting Farm West Hill Café West Lodge, Maze Hill

Public Car Parks

8. The main public car park facilities operated and maintained by the Council include:

Carlisle Place Underground Car Park Marine Court Underground Car Park Grand Parade Underground Car Park Priory Street Multi-Storey Car Park Pelham Place Car Park Castle Hill Road Car Park

Public Conveniences

9. Public conveniences operated and maintained by the Council include:

Public Conveniences, Alexandra Park (three sites) Public Conveniences, Country Park (two sites) Public Conveniences, Cross Street, St Leonards Public Conveniences, East Hill Lift Public Conveniences, Fairlight Road, Ore Public Conveniences, Falaise Road Public Conveniences, Harold Place Public Conveniences, Marina, Lower Promenade Public Conveniences, Old London Road Public Conveniences, Pier, Verulam Place Public Conveniences, Pelham Place Car Park Public Conveniences, Priory Street Multi-Storey Car Park Public Conveniences, Rock-a-Nore

C:\Hastings\Data\Committ\IntranetOLD\Cabinet\20100712\Agenda\$k4qx4gxs.doc Public Conveniences, Silverhill Public Conveniences, Warrior Square

Other Properties

10. The above list is not exhaustive, a small number of further building assets exist which are either owned by or for which the Council has some responsibilities for building maintenance, for example Tackleway Wall, various church paths and the communal parts of Philip Cole Close. The Council is also the ground landlord of several significant sites, and whilst it is not directly responsible for the structures thereon, there could be occasions where a building contractor’s assistance would be required in connection with these sites.

11. The Council also has responsibilities in the first instance to shore up and make safe buildings or structures in the event of emergencies such as fires floods, etc. and which requires the services of a building contractor.

______

June 2010/MJC

C:\Hastings\Data\Committ\IntranetOLD\Cabinet\20100712\Agenda\$k4qx4gxs.doc