Union Place, Worthing - commercial joint venture agreement including conditional transfer of land to enable residential-led, mixed-use development as a two-phase scheme.

Tender description

The Contracting Authority (CA) proposes to enter into a limited liability partnership (or other similar joint venture) (JVA) agreement with Roffey Homes Limited (JVPartner), under which both parties will establish and become members of a limited liability partnership (LLP). The Contracting Authority proposes to transfer land into the LLP. Subject to satisfactory planning permission for residential-led, mixed use development having been obtained, and to satisfying certain conditions precedent, and if JVPartner carries out the development, the LLP will dispose of/sell the developed land, and distribute the resulting sales proceeds in accordance with the LLP members' agreement. Lot 1: The JVA will regulate proposed joint ownership of the LLP by CA and Roffey (JVPartner). JVPartner is seeking planning permission for a residential led mixed-use, phased development. CA-owned land at Union Place, Worthing, will transfer to LLP, which (potentially through CA) will also acquire third party Union Place land (CA and third party land together "the Site"). JVPartner may contribute capital, and potentially debt funding, to LLP (CA might also do this), which may also raise third party debt funding. JVPartner doesn't have to do works for/provide services to CA or LLP. In some circumstances if JVPartner doesn't satisfy conditions precedent to enable development, or doesn't develop in a timeframe, CA can acquire JVPartner''s share in the LLP, on agreed terms. JVA will provide, if JVPartner develops the Site, for the Site properties to be sold/disposed of, receipts being distributed between CA and JVPartner.