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Estates Committee

Estates Committee Terms of Reference

The Committee is an expert group which advises Council and the Bursar on the maintenance and development of the University’s buildings, facilities and land, and in particular but not limited to:

• space in University buildings, within an overall estate strategy that reflects the University Plan;
• the planning, design, costing, contracting, construction and commissioning of new buildings and major refurbishments;
• assessment of the use and value of University land;
• acquisition and disposal of property (including leasing);
• strategic decisions on the provision of services to buildings and their users;
• the formulation and implementation of the University’s environmental and sustainability policies and practices in so far as they relate to the University’s buildings, facilities and land and to its own operations;
• assessment of condition of the estate and the maintenance strategy.

The quarterly meetings combine service and capital reports with project reports.  The Deputy Vice-Chancellor will report Estates Committee recommendations to Senate where appropriate, usually as part of the report from Council.  On key projects the Bursar consults external members of the Committee on an ad hoc basis.

Quorum

The quorum is six, to include the Deputy Vice-Chancellor or Registrar or their nominee, and to include a lay member of Council.  In the absence of the Chair, a lay member of Council will act as Chair.

Membership

Constituency	Member	Initial appointment date	End date of current term of office
Lay member of Council (Chair)	Mr Roy Cowap	01/01/2004	31/12/2015
Chair of Council	Mr Denis Burn		Ex Officio
Deputy Vice-Chancellor	Professor David Clarke		Ex Officio
Registrar and University Secretary	Ms Robin Geller		Ex Officio
President of University of Bristol Student Union	Mr Paul Charlton		Ex Officio
Lay member of Council	Mr Mohammed Saddiq	01/01/2011	31/12/2013
Lay member of Council	Dr Moira Hamlin	06/07/2012	31/12/2014
Member of academic (or professional and administrative) staff appointed by Senate	Professor James Ladyman	01/08/2008	31/07/2014
Member of academic (or professional and administrative) staff appointed by Senate	Professor Sally Heslop	01/08/2012	31/07/2015
Lay member appointed by Council	Mr David Marval	01/01/2004	31/12/2013
Lay member appointed by Council	Mr Nigel Sommerville	01/01/2004	31/12/2013
Lay member appointed by Council	Ms Kathy Curling	01/08/2012	31/12/2014
Co-opted	Mr Paul May	01/01/2008	31/12/2013
Co-opted	Professor Gary Foster	31/07/2012	31/12/2013
Bursar	Mr Patrick Finch		In attendance
Finance Director	Mr Andy Nield		In attendance

Meeting dates 2013/14

• 11 October 2013, 10:00
• 10 January 2014, 10:00
• 25 April 2014, 10:00
• 13 June 2014, 10:00

Secretariat

Mrs Catherine Hall
Executive Assistant, Bursar’s Office
Tel: 0117 331 7280 (internal 17280)