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Budget Costs and Funding Sources
An
attempt has been made to quantify the various work sections detailed previously
and to arrive at Budget Costs based on current pricing information.
It is impossible to forecast the inflation factor over a lengthy period
such as five or ten years and the overall costs as stated will require to be
adjusted over the programme period.
The
undernoted costs exclude the following items.
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Professional
Fees and Expenses. |
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Statutory
Fees relating to Planning Approvals as necessary. |
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Contingencies. |
It
should be noted that the costing exercise has been based on obtaining
competitive tenders for the Works and no account has been made to quantify the
contribution made by Voluntary bodies who could be responsible for carrying out
some of the works as listed.
The
Budget Costs related to each of the detailed Work Sections are as follows:
| Work Section No. |
Description |
Cost (£) |
| 1 |
Wheelchair
access from Mall to Footbridge |
12,000 |
| 2 |
Repairs
to Riverbank |
600 |
| 3 |
Updating
of Play Area |
25,000 |
| 4 |
Upgrade
West bank footpath |
4,000 |
| 5 |
Renewal
of Woodlands |
10,000 |
| 6 |
Upgrade
West bank gravel path |
2,000 |
| 7 |
Repair
gabion baskets |
1,000 |
| 8 |
Wheelchair
access/Cemetery bridge |
18,000 |
| 9 |
Raise
sections of path, East bank |
2,500 |
| 10 |
Bridge,
Lade Path and Platform |
4,000 |
| 11 |
Reclaim
existing track |
500 |
| 12 |
Raise
path at Lade crossover |
2,000 |
| 13 |
Bulb
planting |
2,000 |
| 14 |
Drainage
to wet areas |
2,500 |
| 15 |
Removal
of dead trees, Boating Pond, etc |
16,500 |
| 16 |
New
path between footbridge & Salmon Pool |
8,000 |
| 17 |
Viewing
platform at Salmon Pool |
2,000 |
| 18 |
Benches,
bins, etc |
9,500 |
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Total |
122,100 |
It is difficult to be precise on funding matters at the onset of a project of
this nature but it is suggested that funding be sought from the following
sources:
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The
Rotary Club of Thurso would accept responsibility for the Professional
expertise required to carry out the Programme of Works.
The Club has the representation of many Professions and other
enthusiasts to who have undertaken to support the objects of the Study
wholeheartedly. It is also
suggested that Contract Documentation for the various Work Sections and a
limited amount of Site Supervision could be carried out by the Club.
These contributions of work could be quantified in financial terms as
a sum of £8,000 related to the costs stated above.
In addition there could well be the possibility of limited direct
funding becoming available as the Charity Fund permits.
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The
good offices of Highland Regional Council proved to be invaluable in terms
of the initial project and it is hopes that the long terms objects laid out
in the Study could again attract their enthusiasm and financial support from
the various budgets under their control.
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It
is hoped that Caithness & Sutherland Enterprise would have an interest
in such a Community Project as is proposed particularly as the Environmental
benefit to Thurso and Tourism is obvious.
The Rotary Club of Thurso would be heartened if a close liaison
between CASE and HRC could be achieved with the object of identifying
avenues of funding for some of the measures proposed.
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The
Rotary Club of Thurso has attempted to define potential funders and would
suggest that the undernoted bodies could be relevant in the quest for
assistance and advice. The following list is in no order of priority and is
certainly not exhaustive.
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The Lottery Fund
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Scottish National Heritage
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Thurso Community Council
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Town Improvements Committee
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Thurso Before 2000
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Thurso in Bloom
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New Opportunities Fund
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Land Tax Fund
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Fresh Futures
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Lloyds TSB Fund
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British Trust for Conservation Volunteers
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Forestry Commission
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Fountain Forestry
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UKAEA
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Co-operative Society
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Shell Better Britain
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British Petroleum
Mention
requires to be made of the most important group which it is hoped will support
the proposals and this, of course, is the Townsfolk of Thurso.
Already a considerable number of local people are contributing to The
Rotary Club Charity fund by means of the 250 Club Community Fund and this
interest and enthusiasm is very much welcomed.
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