Decision details

St Michaels Expansion - DEC15/CMDN/111

Decision Maker: Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Education, Skills and University

Decision status: Recommendations approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The Cabinet Member, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Resources:

 

  1. Authorised the Corporate Director Resources to approve the construction of new school buildings and minor refurbishment of existing building to accommodate the expansion of St Michaels Church School up to the value of the budget sum of £4.3m, subject to the Council obtaining consent pursuant to section 77 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1988. This sum shall include the anticipated design and build contract costs of and funding for Information and Communications Technology (ICT), all site surveys and project management and technical advisers fees.

 

  1. Authorised the Corporate Director Resources to award the design and build contract to Carillion Construction Limited, subject to the recommendations of the value for money report.

 

Authorise the Director of Governance or delegated officers to enter into any other legal documentation on behalf of the Council in relation to this matter, including the design and build contract and early works agreement.

Reasons for the decision:

The Local Authority has a statutory duty to provide school places.  There are significant pressures on the city to provide school places in the areas most in need.  Under the S106 agreement relating to the land east of Peterborough Road and south of Oakdale Avenue Stanground, (Cardea), on reaching trigger points for occupation of dwellings, if the demographics showed there was a need, Persimmons would transfer land to accommodate the build. The decision to expand St Michael’s Church School was made by the Cabinet Member for Education, Skills and University following review of demographic data as part of the School Organisation Plan 2012-2017.

 

As a result of the above, St Michaels Church School is expanding to two forms of entry. The proposed scheme will :

 

-       Provide 6 new classrooms, additional hall, group/ppa rooms, toilets, storage and nursery provision

-       Re-configure the car parking at the school to maximise the number of spaces available

-       Re-provision of pitches, soft and hard play areas

-       Re-configuration of existing staffroom to extend into adjacent group room.

 

Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:

None.

Background Documents:

School Organisation Plan 2012-2017

EFA Contractors Framework Guidance November 2013

Medium Term Financial Plan

 

Publication date: 10/12/2015

Date of decision: 10/12/2015

Effective from: 16/12/2015

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