Purpose

To agree scheme, costs and
scope for New All Through (SEN) school at Hargood Road

Content

Agreed
the Scheme and Estimate for the development of a new
all-through SEND School for secondary and post 16 students with
special education needs at Hargood Road
as set out in Appendix A to the report.
 
Noted, Cabinet approved funding for SEND provision in the Children
Services School Placing and Capital Programme on 15 Nov 2023
earmarking a budget allocation for the construction of a new SEND
school at Hargood Road.
 
Approved
the budget allocation in line with the Scheme and
Estimate by utilising DfE funding for Additional High Needs Grant
announced in March 2024.
 
Noted, that in October 2023 the Leader of Council, approved a
Contract Award to appoint Galliford Try Construction Limited for
PCSA RIBA Stage 2-4; for the sum of £1,533,105 following a
competitive tender via the Southern Construction Framework
(SCF).
 
Noted, that enabling and early works will be required during 2024/25
to facilitate the required opening date.
 
Noted
that enabling works are already underway and have
identified large scale ground contamination.  The ground contamination risk is captured in
section 10 of this report.  Given the
scale of contamination it is likely that the scheme costs will
increase, however the precise scale is unknown at the time of
writing this report.  If this results in
costs exceeding the scheme and estimate budget presented in
Appendix A, budget will be drawn from the overall school’s
capital programme and this will be
ratified in a future report.
 
Authorised
the Director of Regeneration, Enterprise, and Skills
in consultation with the Director of Children’s Services to
vary the scheme details in accordance with the priority projects
set out in paragraphs 4.81 – 4.90 of the School Place
Planning and Capital Programme 2022/23 - 2024/25 (as approved by
Cabinet on 2nd November 2022) along with paragraphs 4.69 –
4.71 and paragraphs 4.81 – 4.83 of the School Place Planning
and Capital Programme 2023/24 - 2025/26 26 (as approved by Cabinet
on 15th November 2023).
 
Noted
that the authority to the Director of Regeneration,
Enterprise and Skills at paragraph 1.6
above to vary the scheme details does not include an authority to
vary the scheme budget as approved under the Cabinet’s
decision dated 15th November 2023.