Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Director of Health, Housing & Adult Social Care seeking approval to commission the design and construction of a dual registered care home and the approach towards procurement of the service delivery aspect of the project.           (Report No.17)

(Key Decision – Reference Number 4089)

Please note Report No.12 on the Part 1 agenda also refers.

Members are asked to note:

·                The attached report is due to be considered by Cabinet on 17^th June 2015.  Subject to Cabinet approval of the report, Council will be asked to note the additional information provided and approve inclusion of the additional costs identified within the Capital Programme.  The recommendation for specific consideration by Council has been highlighted in bold within the report.

·                The decision made by Cabinet on 17^th June 2015 will be reported to Council as part of the Council amendment sheet tabled at the meeting.

(This document contains exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 (information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person – including the authority holding that information) of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, as amended).

RECEIVED the report of the Director of Health, Housing and Adult Social Care (No.17) seeking approval to commission the design and construction of a dual registered care home and the approach towards procurement, funding and delivery of the project.

NOTED

1.      the report had been submitted for consideration in conjunction with Report 12 on the Part 1 Agenda. (Min.47 refers) following approval by Cabinet on 17 June 2015.

2.      the decision made by Cabinet in relation to project development and costs and on the award of contract, which had been subject to approval of the additional capital costs detailed within the report.

AGREED, as recommended by Cabinet, to approve the additional capital cost of £2.647m (on the basis of the detail within section 6.1 of the report) for inclusion within the Capital Programme having noted that the estimated running and capital financing costs could be contained within the Medium Term Financial Plan provision.

(Exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 (information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)) of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 as amended).

A report from the Director of Health, Housing and Adult Social Care is attached. This should be read in conjunction with Report No.12, agenda part one refers. (Key decision – reference number 4089)

(Report No.17)

(9.35 – 9.40 pm)

Councillor Alev Cazimoglu (Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care) introduced the report of the Director of Health, Housing and Adult Social Care (No.17).

NOTED

1.               That Report No.12 also referred as detailed in Minute No.13 above.

2.               The additional capital funding required as set out in the report.

3.               The detailed project development and cost, and finance details of the project as clarified in the report and discussed by Members at the meeting.

4.               The proposals for the existing facilities in the Borough.

5.               The recognised demand for the provision of this facility and, the considerations which had been taken into account when planning the size and flexibility of the project. The needs of the residents and their families would continue to be met by the Council.   

Alternative Options Considered: As detailed in Report No.12, Minute No.13 above refers.

DECISION: The Cabinet agreed to approve

1.               The contract award to the company detailed in the recommendation of the report, accepting their tender in the sum detailed in the recommendation of the report, for the construction of the new 3 storey 70 bed care home on the site of the former Elizabeth House; and

2.               Total scheme expenditure of the sum detailed in the recommendation of the report, including provision for construction, professional and technical costs, furniture, client costs, and a project contingency as detailed in paragraph 3.3 of the report; and

3.               Allocation of a project contingency of £250,000 to be expended via operational decisions, where required; and

RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL the approval of the additional capital cost of £2.647m as set out in section 6.1 of the report and for Council to note that the estimated running and capital financing costs could be contained within the Medium Term Financial Plan provision.

Reason: As detailed in Report No.12, Minute No.13 above refers.

(Key decision – reference number 4089)