Treasury and Resources
Ministerial Decision Report
Allocation of fiscal stimulus funding for 2 heating installation Projects - Les Cinq Chenes and st peters’ school estates
1. Purpose of Report
Tenders for the installation of new heating systems in social housing properties at Les Cinq Chenes and the St Peters’ School estate have now been received and evaluated by the Housing department. The Tender returns have been subject to review by the Fiscal Stimulus Steering Group (the “Steering Group”) to ensure that the Fiscal Stimulus criteria continue to be met. This paper summarises the resulting recommendation.
2. Background
There are 26 discreet Housing backlog maintenance projects included in the Treasury and Resources Minister’s “amber light” programme of fiscal stimulus projects. The maintenance projects are designed to address deficiencies in meeting standards for decent homes. The work was already planned but without the Discretionary Fiscal Stimulus, it would have had to be delivered over a longer time period in order to meet funding constraints.
All these projects will provide work for local business and labour, and are programmed to be undertaken in 2010 and 2011, significantly increasing public sector spending and investment in Jersey’s infrastructure.
This paper seeks green light approval for the funding of the projects set out above.
3. Main Content / Subject matter
Tender Process and Results
The cost of the Les Cinq Chenes project is £455,706 and the cost of the St Peters’ School Estate project is £43,002.
The housing department has followed a pre-determined process in conducting the tenders which they confirm to be compliant with Financial Directions and Procurement Principles for the Fiscal Stimulus Programme. The process and outcomes have been subject to review by the Steering Group, which has resulted in the recommendation below.
4. Recommendation
Recommendation from the Fiscal Stimulus Steering Group
The Steering Group recommends that the Minister for Treasury and Resources allocates funding of £498,708 to Housing for the projects and approves the transfer of that amount to new capital heads of expenditure. The budget allocation to Housing will be in the amount of £498,708, representing the construction costs and appropriate contingency in order to proceed in accordance with the programme’s critical path.
5. Reason for Decision
A discretionary fiscal stimulus allocation from the Stabilisation Fund of £44m has already been approved. The project meets the key criteria for fiscal stimulus being timely, targeted and temporary and will benefit local business and individuals. The £498,708 allocation to the two projects will enable the Construction and Maintenance project group to let the contracts and deliver the schemes in accordance with the critical path.
6. Resource Implications
No financial resource implications other than those explained above.
No manpower resource implications.