Rotorua Lakes Council is set to sign off on a contract for its shared library and health hub facility with work expected to begin mid-October.
In August, councillors voted 8-4 to pass a recommendation to give council staff the authority to sign off on a pending contract to build the $12.8 million facility which is a collaboration between the council and the Lakes District Health Board. The DHB has committed almost $4 million toward its development.
When complete, the health board will set up a children's health facility in the building and will pay rent to the council.
During August's meeting, the council's chief operating officer Dave Foster told councillors a contract would soon be signed with Fletcher Construction after six companies expressed an interest in the project and the council could not afford any delays.
Wednesday Mr Foster said a final contract was just days away from being signed and it would be "comfortably within the $12.8m budget".