Purpose

Following the cabinet decision on Tuesday, 6th
September, 2022 - to approve the acceptance, the allocation to
specific projects, and the spend of capital grant from the
Department of Education (DFE.) The approval will help deliver
additional school capacity in order for the council to continue to
meet its statutory obligation and help ensure sufficient mainstream
and Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) school places
are available in the city.
This decision will secure the Strategic Partnerships (Arcadis)
professional services required to provide Project Management,
Quantity Surveying and fulfil the Principal Design role up until
the RIBA 4 and / or RIBA 5 design stage at a standard to tender for
a Design and Build Contractor.

Content

Approval to commission the Strategic Partner
(Arcadis) to spend an additional £279,801.50. The Strategic
partner is to provide additional Project Management Services for
RIBA stages 4 and 5 for the following schemes in order for the
Projects to be at a standard to tender for a Design and Build
Contractor to complete the designs ready for construction:
•Broomhill
•Harry Crook Centre
•North Star 82
•Sefton Park
•St Anne’s Infants: