Decision details

Award of contract to provide permanent accommodation for the expansion of River Beach Primary School, Littlehampton - OKD05(22/23)

Decision Maker: Assistant Director (Property and Assets) (Andrew Edwards)

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

River Beach Primary School in Littlehampton, part of the Schoolsworks Academy Trust, has been identified as requiring expansion as it has been accommodating a bulge class of 30 pupils since September 2021.

 

In November 2020 the then Cabinet Member for Education and Skills approved a decision to invest S106 funding into Education Infrastructure projects at a number of Schools across West Sussex (Decision ES10 (20/21) refers).  This included the proposal to use some of this funding to create additional pupil places at River Beach Primary School

 

A procurement has been undertaken and this report seeks approval to award the contract for the construction works to expand the school.

Decision:

The Assistant Director (Property and Assets) has approved the award of the construction contract to expand River Beach Primary School to J Cheesmur & Sons (Lewes) for the sum of £687,773.

Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:

None

Publication date: 19/04/2022

Date of decision: 19/04/2022

Effective from: 29/04/2022

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