Decision details

The County Council has a statutory duty to provide sufficient school places for all children who need a place.

Due to the significant condition and suitability issues the existing modular accommodation at Southwater Infant and Southwater Junior Schools is to be replaced with new accommodation. This will ensure the schools can continue to accommodate the demand for pupil places in the locality. The work has been divided into two elements and tendered as two separate contracts:-

Phase 1 – The Supply and Installation of Modular Units

Phase 2 – Enabling Works

In January 2020 the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills approved the allocation of additional monies from Section 106 funds to enable this replacement work to take place (decision reference ES07(19/20)).  As part of this decision the Cabinet Member also approved the delegation of authority to the Director of Property and Assets to award the contracts for the works.

In April 2020 the Director of Property and Assets approved the award of the construction contract for the Phase 1 works to supply and install the Modular Units (decision reference OKD04(20/21)).

A procurement process has now taken place and, following full financial and technical evaluation, based on a 70% cost and 30% quality evaluation approach, this report recommends the contract for Phase 2: to carry out the enabling works at Southwater Infant and Junior schools be awarded to Integra Buildings Ltd for the sum of £647,236.00. This is to be funded from received Section 106 funds and is within the approved budget.

The Director of Property and Assets has approved the award of the construction contract for Phase 2: to carry out the enabling works at Southwater Infants and Junior schools to Integra Buildings Ltd for the sum of £647,236.00 which is affordable within the overall budget of £1,899,390 for this project.

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