The redevelopment is a part of the Fenland Inspire! campaign to improve leisure facilities and public spaces around the area.
A contractor has pulled out of redeveloping a leisure centre in a Cambridgeshire village. Fenland District Council has had to find a new contractor for work on the Manor Leisure Centre in Whittlesey.
The council’s project delivery partner, Alliance Leisure, informed them that Curo Construction had ceased trading. Curo Construction had been dealing with the pre-contract design and development work for the project.
A council spokesperson said that as soon as Alliance Leisure was notified, they cancelled the pre-contract and started a review of other firms to continue the project.
Speller Metcalfe has been chosen to undertake the final stages of the pre-contract RIBA Stage 4 work. The contractor is now being briefed and a revised project programme is expected to be finished next week. All of the other project partners will remain the same.
Cllr Steve Count, Fenland District Council’s Portfolio Holder for Fenland Inspire! Manor Redevelopment, said: “We recognise that residents and local businesses will have questions following the announcement that the firm has ceased trading. Our priority is to ensure continuity for this proposed redevelopment and to keep the project moving forward.
“Alliance Leisure acted quickly to secure an alternative contractor, and we are pleased that Speller Metcalfe is now progressing the remaining pre‑contract work. We will provide further updates as soon as the revised programme is confirmed.”
The council is redeveloping the centre as part of its investment campaign Fenland Inspire!, which wants to improve leisure facilities and public spaces around the area. The project is subject to planning permission and Cabinet approval before any work can start.
A decision on the final detailed designs is expected to be made in summer of this year.
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