Fiscal stimulus: Road resurfacing West Park to Cheapside, St. Helier

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A decision made 7 December 2009 regarding: Fiscal stimulus: Road resurfacing West Park to Cheapside, St. Helier.

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2009-0202
Decision Summary Title:	Fiscal Stimulus Budget Allocation – Transport & Technical Services Department - West Park to Cheapside		Date of Decision Summary:	3rd December 2009
Decision Summary Author:	Treasurer of the States		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Allocation of fiscal stimulus funding to West Park to Cheapside Project		Date of Written Report:	3rd December 2009
Written Report Author:	Fiscal Stimulus Programme Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Economic Stimulus Plan: budget allocation to the Transport and Technical Services department for the delivery of the West Park to Cheapside (Phase 1) project.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the allocation of £228,000 to the West Park to Cheapside (Phase 1) project to the Transport and Technical Services department, which will be transferred to the department budget as soon as possible. This will enable the construction contract to be let to the contractor which submitted the preferred tender. He further instructed the civil infrastructure project group to report on spend of all stimulus monies, and project progress/performance, on a monthly basis in accordance with guidelines set by the Treasury.
Reason(s) 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 £228,000 allocation to the project will enable the civil infrastructure project group to let the contract and deliver the scheme in accordance with the critical path.
Resource Implications: No financial resource implications other than those explained above and in the accompanying report. No manpower resource implications.
Action required: Treasury to be informed of decision to release necessary funds to the Transport and Technical Services department budget.
Signature:		Position: Senator P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision:

Fiscal stimulus: Road resurfacing West Park to Cheapside, St. Helier

Allocation of fiscal stimulus funding to Transport and Technical Services in respect of the West Park to Cheapside Project

3 rd December 2009

Background

TTS were awarded provisional approval for 9 fiscal stimulus projects, including 3 highways projects which emerged as priorities for repair and resurfacing following condition survey undertaken in October 2007.

Two of these projects are underway and nearing completion and this decision refers to the third scheduled project for resurfacing the B87 from West Park to Cheapside.

The repair and resurfacing of this road is being delivered in 2 phases with a break awaiting a planning decision. Phase 1 is the larger phase from West Park to the Shipwright public house. This will leave a residual small section of the road which is scheduled to be undertaken in quarter 3 of 2010 and will be subject to an independent ministerial decision.

The Tenders have now been received and evaluated for Phase 1 of this project. The evaluation process adopted by TTS has been subject to review by the Fiscal Stimulus Steering Group (the “Steering Group”) to determine that the outcome satisfies the specific Stimulus requirements of being timely, targeted, temporary, achievable and presenting value for money.

Tender Process and Results

The Fiscal Stimulus Steering Group accepts TTS assurances that they have followed their pre-determined processes in conducting the tender which will be subject to audit in the normal course of events.

The FSSG finds that the preferred tender meets the further criteria of the Discretionary Fiscal Stimulus.

Recommendation from the Fiscal Stimulus Steering Group

The Steering Group recommends that the Minister for Treasury and Resources allocates funding of £228,000 to the Westpark to Cheapside project and approves the transfer of that amount to a new capital head of expenditure.