CSY have gone to tender with 5 contractors
Five contractors, who expressed an interest in tendering for the demolition and construction of the new VH, have been sent a comprehensive tender document by our architects CSY.
All five are local to East Lothian and the Borders area.
OCA committee have already started holding site meetings with the contractors to ensure that they have all the additional information they need to produce their costed proposals.
Highlights: Energy Projects Partnership Manager Beth Landon joined our meeting to talk through her role as main communication link between all the renewables developers. Tender documents have been reviewed in fine detail between OCA and CSY. Looking to submit tender in late May or early June.
Highlights: Land purchase looking at final details, such as responsibility for boundary fences. CSY are preparing tender documents for the village hall to send out to potential building contractors.
Highlights: OCA – Significant progress on winding up OCA to transfer all assets to OCA SCIO. This will be the last OCA AGM.
Meeting minutes OCA SCIO 4.3.25
Highlights: Brief meeting immediately following the AGMs. The committee voted to retain the existing people in the roles of Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary.
Highlights: Work on the village is currently on hold to some degree, pending progress with the land purchase. OCA members met with people that led on the building of Abbey St. Bathans village to compare notes – very productive!
OCA and (technically separate!) OCA SCIO are pleased to invite you to this year’s AGM. Please save the date! Sunday 9th February 2025, 2.00pm in the Village Hall.
Please note the new date: TUESDAY 4TH MARCH 2025, 7.30PM IN THE VILLAGE HALL
EDIT: Due to a combination of circumstances (possibly a clash with school holidays and Six Nations Rugby match) we had very few attendees from the community on the original AGM date. In fact we were not quorate and so could not continue with the meetings. In consultation with those present we have a re-arranged date, which will hopefully be more suitable for lots more community members.
As usual, a summary of the big news of the year will be given and both committees will stand down and be re-elected.
If you are not already, please consider signing up to be a voting community member of the SCIO. This will be necessary in order to vote in the new SCIO committee! You can sign up here.
Highlights: AGM preparations. Latest village hall cost estimates from the QS are much higher than 2 years ago. Approach from here agreed is to approach builders for more reliable cost estimates.
Highlights: All current Trustees of the “old” OCA have now signed and agreed, allowing us to wind up OCA and move fully to OCO SCIO. Our new QS has come back with revised costs for the village hall, which are reduced but still need further input. We have been informed by our solicitor that the land purchase should be tied up before the end of this year.
Highlights: Hall Planning Application submitted and awaiting status from ELC via CSY. Funding discussion with Community Wind Power to be requested to formalise agreements. First construction company made contact with OCA, requesting to be considered for the hall build!
