Decision details

Purpose of report: Approval of the Final Business Case for Joseph Rowntree School, enabling the contract with the Preferred Bidder to be signed and work on the new building to commence.

Members are asked to: Approve the Final Business Case

Members received a report which outlined the details of the Local Competition carried out, the affordability of the final solution and the arrangements in place for contract administration and monitoring, and sought to gain Executive Member approval to proceed with contract award of the Design and Build contract and the delivery of the new Joseph Rowntree School.

The report presented the following options for consideration:

·  Option 1 – To approve the decision to proceed with award of the Design and Build contract to Carillion to deliver the new Joseph Rowntree School;

·  Option 2 – To refuse the appointment of Carillion to deliver the new Joseph Rowntree School.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member be advised:

(i)           To appoint Carillion as the Design and Build contractor for the Joseph Rowntree New School project.

(ii)         To support the progression of the project towards achieving a BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment) rating of “very good” together with high CO2 reductions.  

Decision of the Executive Member

RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:                        To successfully deliver the project.