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APPENDIX A• Timescale and Budget:o The project finally completed on 18 th January 2010 (a totalof 80 weeks);o The final account is still to be determined and iscomplicated by the claim to the Bondsman for costsincurred as a result of UCS’s demise;o Subject to recovering the full extent of the claim from theBondsman the project will complete within the £12.224Mallocated budget.• Operational preparations:o Centre Manager was appointed April 2009;o Other staff appointments completed October to November2009 with phased commencement to 18 January 2010;o Operational system and procedure preparations April 2009-January 2010;o Louth Swimming Pool closed Christmas 2009 with stafftransferring to the new Centre;o Membership sales commenced 2 nd January 2010 withinductions programmed from 18 th January;o Town & County Kiddies were awarded the lease to providethe crèche and child care facility;o AquaVita were awarded the lease to provide the café andcatering for the Centre• Practical completion achieved and site occupation from 18 th January2010. First day of opening was Saturday 6 th Feb 2010.4. CONSIDERATIONSi. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCEWithin the Council’s Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS)provision was made at Executive Board in March 2008 for anadditional £379k for the annual running costs of the new leisurecentre compared with that of Louth Swimming Pool as shown in thetable below.5Page 21