Issue - meetings

This report seeks authority to award the Design and Build Contract to completely rebuild the Crest Girls’ and Crest Boys’ Academies. The report outlines the project background and the procurement process undertaken.  It also seeks approval to enter into a Development Agreement with the Academies’ sponsors and approval to submit the Final Business Case to Partnerships for Schools in order to subsequently award the Design and Build contract. 

(i)         that approval be given to the draft Final Business Case (FBC) for the rebuild of the Crest Girls’ and Crest Boys’ Academies in the form annexed as Appendix 1 and delegate to the Director of Regeneration and Major Projects in consultation with the Director of Finance and Corporate Services authority to approve the FBC and to submit it to Partnerships for Schools (PfS);

(ii)        that approval be given to award the Design and Build Contract to Wates Construction Ltd for the rebuild of the Crest Girls’ and Crest Boys’ Academies subject to approval of the FBC from PfS and the Council entering into a Development Agreement with the Sponsor;

(iii)       that approval be given to the Council entering into a Development Agreement in connection with the rebuild of the Crest Girls’ and Crest Boys’ Academies with the Sponsor;

(iv)       that the financial implications for the Council (as detailed in paragraphs 4.1 – 4.13 and Appendices 3 and 4) of the report from the Director of Regeneration and Major Projects be noted;

(v)        that the arrangements for project management and technical advice for this project (as detailed in paragraphs 3.6 – 3.8) of the Director's report be noted;

(vi)       that the risks attached to this project and the strategy outlined for managing risk (as detailed in paragraphs 3.34 – 3.36) of the Director's report be noted.

(vii)      that officers’ intention to appoint Wates Construction Ltd to undertake additional works outside of the Design and Build Contract (as detailed in paragraph 3.37) of Director's report be noted.

The report from the Director of Regeneration and Major Projects sought authority to award the Design and Build Contract to completely rebuild the Crest Girls’ and Crest Boys’ Academies. The report outlined the project background and the procurement process undertaken.  It also sought approval to enter into a Development Agreement with the Academies’ sponsors and approval to submit the Final Business Case to Partnerships for Schools in order to subsequently award the Design and Build contract. 

Councillor Crane (Lead Member, Regeneration and Major Projects) welcomed the development particularly in the light of the condition of the existing buildings. He drew attention to the financial implications as set out in the report and the funding to be provided by Partnership for Schools. It was anticipated that both schools buildings would be completed by April 2014.

The Chair drew members' attention to an appendix to the report, the Equalities Impact Assessment that had been circulated in advance of the meeting. The Executive also had before them other appendices to the report which were not for publication as they contained the following category of exempt information as specified in Schedule 12 of the Local Government (Access to Information Act) 1972: 

Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

RESOLVED:-

(i)         that approval be given to the draft Final Business Case (FBC) for the rebuild of the Crest Girls’ and Crest Boys’ Academies in the form annexed as Appendix 1 and delegate to the Director of Regeneration and Major Projects in consultation with the Director of Finance and Corporate Services authority to approve the FBC and to submit it to Partnerships for Schools (PfS);

(ii)        that approval be given to award the Design and Build Contract to Wates Construction Ltd for the rebuild of the Crest Girls’ and Crest Boys’ Academies subject to approval of the FBC from PfS and the Council entering into a Development Agreement with the Sponsor;

(iii)       that approval be given to the council entering into a Development Agreement in connection with the rebuild of the Crest Girls’ and Crest Boys’ Academies with the Sponsor;

(iv)       that the financial implications for the council (as detailed in paragraphs 4.1 – 4.13 and Appendices 3 and 4) of the report from the Director of Regeneration and Major Projects be noted;

(v)        that the arrangements for project management and technical advice for this project (as detailed in paragraphs 3.6 – 3.8) of the Director's report be noted;

(vi)       that the risks attached to this project and the strategy outlined for managing risk (as detailed in paragraphs 3.34 – 3.36) of the Director's report be noted.

(vii)      that officers’ intention to appoint Wates Construction Ltd to undertake additional works outside of the Design and Build Contract (as detailed in paragraph 3.37) of Director's report be noted.