Decision details

To authorise the expenditure in excess of £250k to support the delivery of necessary works at Moor Allerton Hall Primary School as part of the Learning Places ‘Bulge’ Cohort Programme 2018. The Director of Children & Families is requested to authorise the expenditure in excess of £250k to support the delivery of necessary works at Moor Allerton Hall Primary School as part of the Learning Places ‘Bulge’ Cohort Programme 2018. This is required to fulfil the aims of the Learning Places Programme, necessary to ensure sufficient pupil places.  Due to timeframe no detailed cost information or professional services fees are available, however given the volume of work necessary it is anticipated that this scheme will exceed £250k.This is required to fulfil the aims of the Learning Places Programme, necessary to ensure sufficient pupil places.  Due to timeframe no detailed cost information or professional services fees are available, however given the volume of work necessary it is anticipated that this scheme will exceed £250k.

The Head of Service Learning Systems agreed to:

·  Authorise expenditure of £315,433 from capital scheme number 32655/BGE/MAL to facilitate the necessary works required to place the ‘bulge’ cohort at Moor Allerton Hall Primary School from September 2018.

·  Accept the tender from Integra Buildings Ltd. for the sum of £154,387 to undertake the necessary relocation of the 2017 modular building and enhancements to external play.  As required to allow the placement of the 2018 ‘bulge’ cohort at Moor Allerton Hall Primary School.  These works have been procured via the Leeds Local Education Partnership.

·  Accept the tender from Leeds Building Services for the sum of £69,059 to undertake necessary internal remodelling to the Reception classbase as required to allow the placement of an additional 30 pupils into school from September 2018

·  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 September 2018.

·  Note that the officer responsible for implementation is the Built Environment Principal Development Officer.

Consultation has been on-going with the school management team, LCC Highways & LCC Planning Department.  Ward member briefings are being issued periodically at key points in the project programme.

Including but not exclusive to;

LCC Highways

LCC Planning Department

School Management Team

School Governing Body