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Dear Mr Thurlow,

Thank you for your request for information regarding costs to date of the
Knowle relocation project. Please find our response to your query below.

Capital costs of the new building at Heathpark and Exmouth Town Hall
renovation cost:

The following costs are the project costs associated with the feasibility
exercises, site selections viability reviews, design, construction, fit
out, FF&E, associated professional and statutory fees and relevant
internal costs directly associated with the relocation project as at 31
August 2019:

Capital Cost of Blackdown
House                                                     £8,227,000

Capital Cost of the Refurbishment of Exmouth Town Hall           
£1,669,000

Overall Relocation Project Costs as at 31 August 2019               
£9,896,000

Cost of supply of new furniture, equipment, and furnishings at the two
sites:

The cost to the Relocation project for the supply of new furniture,
equipment and furnishings:

Blackdown House, Heathpark,
Honiton                                           £282,800

Exmouth Town Hall,
Exmouth                                                           £ 
92,700

Total                                                                                                     
£375,500

Please note that these FF&E costs are included in the Capital costs
identified above

Staff re-location and recompense costs at the two sites:

The staff relocation and recompense costs at the two sites as at 31 August
2019 is £27,809

Please note that these staff re location and recompense costs are included
in the Capital and FF&E costs identified above

Utility costs to date, listed by year, for the two sites:

We do not yet have full annual cycle of utility costs for Blackdown House
and therefore not for the combined Honiton and Exmouth offices.  At the
full year of operation for Blackdown House to February 2020 the council
will produce a closure report for the relocation project that gives a full
cost analysis including utility costs for the current offices and compared
to previous costs for the Knowle that will be submitted to Cabinet at that
time. 

I hope this information is helpful but, if you feel dissatisfied with the
way we have responded to your request, please contact our Monitoring
Officer, Mr Henry Gordon Lennox, to request an internal review
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Yours sincerely,

Information and Complaints Officer

East Devon District Council

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