Decision details
Allerton Grange Permanent Expansion Tender Acceptance and Agreement to Proceed with Deed of Variation to Existing PFI Contract
Reference: D53975
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
The Director of Children and Families
has:
1. Approved acceptance of the tender submitted by Tilbury Douglas
Ltd via the Leeds Local Education Partnership and Environments for
Learning Leeds PFI One Ltd, in the sum of £865,291.92
inclusive of all professional design fees incurred development
costs and surveys incurred by the contractor (Tilbury Douglas Ltd).
Release of funding for the construction costs will be subject to
valuations completed and validated by NPS Ltd Leeds.
2. Approved the implementation of a City Council Change under the
PFI contract with Environments for Learning Leeds PFI One Ltd for
the works at the Allerton Grange School PFI building, and approve
the entering into of any associated documentation without
limitation of a deed of variation (where required).
3. Noted this work will attract an annual revenue cost which
includes additional catering / cleaning staff and associated
life-cycling as identified in the terms of the existing PFI
contract for the main school building, and additional cleaning,
security and planned maintenance, without life-cycling, for the
extended former CLC building which has been taken into the schools
use, but remains outside the PFI. These revenue costs will be the
responsibility of the schools budget and charged accordingly.
4. Noted that the breakdown of project costs highlighted in point 1
above, are detailed within section 4.4 of this report
5. Noted that the programme dates identified in section 4.4 of this
report, in relation to implementation of this decision, represent
the critical path for project success and must be adhered to
wherever possible.
6. Noted that the officer responsible for implementation is the
Head of Service Learning Systems and the Head of Projects and
Programmes, Asset Management & Regeneration and authorise them
as a signatory of all other contract related documentation that is
required to deliver the project.
7. Noted the negotiations held with solicitors acting on behalf of
the Environments for Learning Leeds, PFI One Ltd and approve the
expenditure the associated costs.
8. Given authority for the deed of variation of the PFI project
agreement (the “Deed of Variation”) to be executed and
completed between Leeds City Council and the Environments for
Learning Leeds, PFI One Ltd to vary the PFI project agreement to
accommodate the introduction of a dining hall mezzanine floor,
remodelled classrooms to two science laboratories, associated
science store room, two science presentation classrooms, and
remodelling of the existing 6th form areas, together with any other
documentation required to facilitate these works, and
9. Given authority for any other necessary action to be taken to
effect the Deed of Variation
Wards Affected: Moortown; Roundhay;
Contact: Jacqueline Robertson, Project Manager 07891 279138 Email: jacqueline.robertson@leeds.gov.uk.
Publication date: 09/04/2021
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