Decision details

The Director of Children & Families agreed to:

1. Authorise expenditure of £1,179,305 from capital scheme number 32450/BRU/PH1 to deliver the main works package required to facilitate the conversion of the former Brudenell Centre College building into useable teaching accommodation. The works detailed herein are required to facilitate the first phase of this conversion which refurbishes the newly acquired, former college owned section of the facility.

2. Authorise acceptance of the tender submitted by Leeds Building Services in the sum of £938,833.55. This figure is purely the construction work and is exclusive of ancillary costs including the previously approved package of enabling works.

3. Note the programme dates identified in section 4.0 of this report in relation to the implementation of this decision. The final delivery date for this scheme is prior to the commencement of term September 2017.

4. Note that the officer responsible for implementation is the Built Environment Project Officer.

5. Note that the approval sum detailed under point 1 above includes the following elements:

a. £938,833.55 for constructions associated with the delivery of the proposed expansion at Brudenell Primary School. This represents the tender sum provided by LBS and does not include the package of previously agreed enabling works.

b. £111,013 for NPS fees for RIBA Stages One to Six.

c. £20,000 for loose furniture and equipment, based on an increase per year of 20 pupils.

d. £5,574 for additional surveys and the Building Control application.

e. A client held contingency commensurate with the complexity and scale of the refurbishment and remodelling of the Brudenell Centre for primary school usage. Includes for a risk allowance to facilitate connection of the schools ICT network to the new accommodation.