The Director of Childrens & Families agreed to:
1. Approve the expenditure of £3,820,451 from capital scheme number 32450/BRA/000 for the construction work associated with the expansion of Bramley Primary School necessary for occupation from September 2017. Please note, the above includes £826,000 of previous approvals attributable to the ‘early works’ requirement on this scheme.
2. To approve a Programme Capital Risk application for the sum of £570,451 for additional works added into the scheme at the request of the Executive Member for Children’s and Families, the Head of Learning Improvement and the Bramley local ward members.
3. Authorise acceptance of the tender submitted by the LLEP in the sum of £3,397,877.12, inclusive of all design fees, development costs and surveys. Please note, this includes £826,000 of previous approvals attributable to the ‘early works’ requirement on this scheme.
4. Sanction the requirement to enter into a contractual agreement with Leeds D&B One Ltd. to deliver the expansion project at Bramley Primary School. This will take the form of a JCT 2016 contract between the Authority and Leeds D&B One Ltd. for the sum of £3,397,877.12. For contractual purposes this figure includes previous approvals, totalling £826,000, required to facilitate the ‘Early Works’ programme necessary to meet the critical path programme for the expansion of Bramley Primary School.
5. Note that the breakdown of project costs, highlighted in section 1.0 above, are detailed within section 5.5 of this report.
6. Note the programme dates identified in section 4.0 of this report, in relation to the implementation of this decision, represents the critical path for project success and must be adhered to where possible.
7. Note that the officer responsible for implementation is the Head of Service Learning Systems.