The Chief Officer, Learning Improvement agreed to:
1. Authorise expenditure of £278,988 from capital scheme number 32655/BGE/BRI to Bridge Community Church in the form of a grant. This funding will be utilised to deliver the works package required to facilitate the conversion of the second floor of the Stewart building at Bridge Community Church into useable teaching accommodation.
2. In line with the points detailed in section 5.7 of this report it is recommended that ‘Call-In’ is exempt due to special urgency.
3. Note that the capital investment is in lieu of all revenue costs associated with using space at Bridge Community Church.
4. 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 on the 16th April 2018.
5. Note that the officer responsible for implementation is the Built Environment Project Officer.
6. Note that the ‘grant’ detailed within the approval sum under point 1 is for the payment of professional fees associated with the works, enabling works and initial construction works necessary to support the use of Bridge Community Church as an annexe to Shakespeare Primary School. Due to the urgency of these works a future report will be submitted to cover the remaining costs once these figures have been finalised.