Feasibility Study for the Refurbishment of Theatr Clwyd Cymru

Descriptions

Flintshire County Council (FCC) in conjunction with Clwyd Theatr Cymru (“the partners”) is seeking a consultant to undertake a feasibility study for the refurbishment of Clwyd Theatr Cymru into a 21st century arts facility augmented by a small-scale conference centre and use of the surrounding areas for potential car parking / complimentary development.The facility is located at the upper end of the civic campus and is connected to a multi storey car park by a physical link (pedestrian tunnel) which passes underneath the roadway)Clwyd Theatr Cymru is home to the largest drama producing operation in Wales exceeded only by Welsh National Opera, and is the third largest client of the Arts Council of Wales. Much of the Theatre is now of an age where significant maintenance/development expenditure is required. Some of the internal space is in increasingly urgent need of renovation and modernisation, the infrastructure needs a major refurbishment to enable delivery of excellent quality public entertainment and further space needs to be created to develop additional rehearsal and workshop space along with increased and flexible meeting/conference facilities.What the Feasibility Study is to examine The re-development of the surrounding land in support of the refurbishment programme. The complete refurbishment and modernisation of the Theatre provision of integrated / adjacent conference facilities for council and business useImprovements to and interconnectivity with the existing multi storey car park and the existing provision of car parking space within the scope of the schemeThe phasing of the work so that the facility can remain open throughout the implementation of the refurbishment works