The fee for consultants to provide the Architecture and Town Planning aspect of the Hereford City Masterplan Project is believed to be in excess of £150,000, according to documents released by Herefordshire Council.
The documents, shared last summer, reveal more detail about the Hereford Masterplan and its aims.
The report states that the decision was made to:
“Award a professional services contract for consultants to provide the Architecture and Town Planning aspect of the City Masterplan Project.
“The quoted cost for delivery of the works is £157,635.00.
“An additional £30,000 contingency is also needed to allow for any modifications/changes to the brief and accommodate identified risks (to be managed through the project risk register).
“The total amount required to implement this decision is therefore £187,635.00.”
“A Hereford City Masterplan framework will help Hereford to become a more active travel city in the short, medium and long term.
“To complete a workable and suitable framework then a specialist team would need to be brought on board to undertake a strategic level review of the City and surrounding area utilising GIS information along with reviewing baseline information to undertake a desktop survey to build an understanding of the City’s planning, historic and environmental issues and opportunities, which will be used to provide people with a visual design of the future of the city centre.
“A need to develop urban design principles and concept masterplan proposals along with options for development sites is key in delivering a Masterplan that will help the City to become a more active and green city in the short, medium and long term. As well as this, it is necessary to bring in Architects with town planning specialities to redesign areas within the city.”
More Details – https://councillors.herefordshire.gov.uk/documents/s50103757/Record%20of%20Officer%20Decision.pdf
