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THE PROFESSIONAL TEAM

The appointment of the team has required selecting the necessary disciplines and
approaching them for fee evaluation. Once the evaluation was completed, the
successful candidates were appointed with a standard consultancy agreement,
prepared by the project quantity surveyors and containing full collateral warranties. The
principal consultants are:

Nicholson Nairn Architects
John Wyatt Planning Adviser
Equals Consulting Quantity Surveyors/Project Management
Desco Sunderland Mechanical & Electrical Engineers
3E Civil Engineers
Bilateral Design Interior Design
Dave Thomas Ltd Golf Course remodelling and range groundworks
Robertson Contractors Principal Contractor

Generally the consultants are local to the project for their planning and knowledge of the
local area, with the exception of Equals Consulting who are based in London with
national experience, both on the QS and project management sides.

PLANNING TIMETABLE

While granting of planning permission has been delayed and the situation has been
uncertain, all work by the professional team was suspended except for work needed to
resolve the planning application ecological issues. With that complete, the case officer
secured consent from the Planning Committee on 16 March 2021. Accordingly the
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provisional timetable for the project is:

Complete funding to pay outstanding fees to the consultants and provide sufficient
June
funds to pay all costs through to financial close of the development funding

July Design development to complete design, programme and cost plan.

Complete all documentation, contracts etc for construction of the project ready for
Aug
signature and implementation.
Complete funding, Centre site lease, Centre management agreement, HG&L
Sep
shareholder agreement to allow equity to be advanced and bank debt drawn down.
Oct Mobilisation and start on site

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