Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Director of Schools & Children’s Services seeking approval to the addition of the scheme for the re-provision of the Secondary Tuition Services (also known as the Pupil Referral Unit) to the Capital Programme.    (Report No.98A)

Please note Report No.102A on the Part 2 agenda also refers.

Members are asked to note that the recommendations in the report where approved by Cabinet on 16 October 2013.  Council is only being asked to approve the addition of the scheme to the Council’s Capital Programme.  (Key Decision – Reference 3799)

RECEIVED a report from the Director of Schools and Children’s Services  (No.98A) seeking approval to the inclusion of the scheme for the re-provision of the Secondary Tuition Service (STS) also known as the Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) on the Council’s Capital Programme.

NOTED

1.         The item was accompanied by a separate Part 2 report (No.102) providing further valuation details in relation to the scheme.

2.        The recommendations in the report had been approved by Cabinet on 16 October 2013.

3.         The following amendments to the report, tabled on the amendment sheet at the meeting:

a.         Figure in recommendation 2.1 to read £3.099m; and

b.         Second sentence in section 7.1.1 to read “Based on preliminary estimates using benchmark data and assuming modular construction, the capital expenditure is expected to be £6.2m plus a £300k contingency sum, giving a total of £7.2m.”

AGREED

(1)       To note that Cabinet had agreed the following, in referring the report to Council:

(a)       To approve the additional capital funding for the proposed works and associated technical services totalling £3.099m as detailed in section 7.1 of the report and to include the revised total project value of £7.5m over 3 years in the Council's Capital Programme.

(b)      the Director of Schools & Children’s Services being authorised to:

·                approve expenditure for orders by operational decision for individual orders up to a maximum of £250,000 for works and technical services;

·                manage the project budget in a flexible way within the overall funding available to take account of variations between estimates and tender costs;

·                approve an appropriate procurement strategy by operational decision for works and technical services, subject to the financial restrictions set out above;

·                undertake work for and approve submission of a Planning Application.

(c)          The disposal of the two assets detailed in para 3.3 of the Part 2 report, subject to the approval of the Director of Finance, Resources & Customer Services and the Cabinet Member for Finance & Property. 

(2)       To approve the additional capital requirement of £3.099m being included on the Council’s Capital Programme, subject to the decision in relation to the accompanying Part 2 report being confirmed. (Key decision – reference number 3799)