Decision details

The Director of Children and Families agreed to:

• Approve the request to award the contract for the sum of £2,931,104 to Houlton to a construct a two-storey new build extension, internal remodelling of the existing school and external works to construct a new car park and playground adjacent the new Key Stage 2 building to facilitate the expansion from 1FE to 2FE for the Learning Places Programme scheme at Fieldhead Carr Primary School.

• Authorise the signature of all other documentation that is required to deliver the project.

• Note that the contract award figure includes the previous approvals totalling £318,535, required to facilitate the pre-contract design and ordering of statutory utilities works.

• Note the programme dates identified in section 4.0 of this report, in relation to the implementation of this decision.

• Note that the whole scheme will be completed in August 2018 to accommodate the increased admission number from September 2018.

• Note that the Chief Officer, Projects, Programmes & Procurement Unit (PPPU) is responsible for scheme delivery.