Liverpool. Proposal rejected

Only one proposal for the future use or development of the former Liverpool City Council administration building, destroyed by fire in 2010, was registered after council sought expressions of interests earlier in the year. A report from Liverpool Council's general manager, Farooq Portelli, said the proposal met the council's primary objective to provide extensive social and economic benefits to Liverpool but did not provide an acceptable financial return. A second submission was received a day late so was not considered. Thirty-four organisations/individuals registered on the council's eTenderlink portal and downloaded application forms.