Agenda item
Outline Business Case for Wainscott Primary School Expansion
Minutes:
Background:
This report sought approval of the Wainscott Primary School Outline Business Case for expansion to 1.5FE by September 2013 and then on to 2FE. This included details of the proposed procurement route, based on an initial feasibility study and evaluation of procurement and construction options.
The full Outline Business Case, including appendices and associated documents, had been sent separately to Members as an exempt document. It was noted that the project supported the Council’s School Organisation Plan 2011-2016 and was to be funded from developer contributions and DfE Basic Need Grant, with the possibility to generate some capital receipts. Revenue costs would be met from within the schools own budgets.
The report and Outline Business Case considered a number of options for delivering the new scheme. It was noted that the proposed option was the preferred choice of the project team and the school, as it provided the new accommodation in the most practical and least disruptive way whilst also providing value for money.
It was also noted that consultation had been undertaken on the expansion of age range at Wainscott. This had now completed and, with no objections received and in line with existing delegations, it was no longer necessary for a report back to Cabinet on this aspect.
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Decision number:
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Decision: |
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111/2012 |
The Cabinet approved the Outline Business Case for Wainscott primary School Expansion and agreed to allow more detailed design work to be undertaken on Option C in a single phase, prior to proceeding with a tender exercise. |
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112/2012 |
The Cabinet approved the purchase of land to provide a new school access road as described in the Exempt Appendix section 4. |
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113/2012 |
The Cabinet approved the use of DfE Basic Need Grant and developer contributions in the capital programme to fund the expansion of Wainscott Primary School. |
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114/2012 |
The Cabinet approved the virement of funds from cost centre 9X478 to the Wainscott project cost centre 9X826 to support the development of detailed designs, as set out in the Exempt Appendix. |
Reasons:
Option C in a single phase is the preferred choice of the project team and the school, as it provides the new accommodation in the most practical and least disruptive way whilst also providing best value for money.
The cost estimates indicate that the preferred scheme, which will deliver the identified accommodation requirements, should be affordable within the provisional budget envelope providing Cabinet support the allocation of DfE Basic Need Grant to this scheme to supplement developer contributions.
As explained in the body of this report the use of theEducation Funding Agency (EFA) National Framework for the procurement of the Design and Build Contractor is the best option to allow delivery of the additional accommodation at Wainscott Primary School within the desired timeframes whilst ensuring value for money over the life-cycle of the buildings.
The virement of funding from within the Council’s overall capital programme will support the development of detailed designs for the tender stage of the project and is affordable within the overall capital programme approve by Full Council on 23 February 2012.
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