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Economic stimulus - budget allocation to Property Holdings for planning and design of various projects

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A decision made 21 December 2009 regarding: Economic stimulus - budget allocation to Property Holdings for planning and design of various projects.

Decision Reference:  MD-TR-2009-0214

Decision Summary Title:

Discretionary Fiscal Stimulus – Jersey Property Holdings Allocation – Planning Spend

Date of Decision Summary:

15 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 the construction and maintenance project team for planning phase of Jersey Property Holdings Backlog Maintenance Projects

Date of Written Report:

21 December 2009

Written Report Author:

Programme Manager, Fiscal Stimulus

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:

Economic Stimulus Plan: budget allocation Jersey Property Holdings in relation to funding the planning and design of various fiscal stimulus projects

Decision(s):

The Minister approved the allocation of £300,000 to Jersey Property Holdings, to be transferred to the department’s budget as set out in the accompanying report. 

 

He further instructed the construction and maintenance project team 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 approved funding to Jersey Property Holdings totalling £300,000 will enable the construction and maintenance project team to progress design works on the Jersey Property Holdings backlog maintenance projects in accordance with the critical path for delivering these stimulus projects on a timely basis.

Resource Implications:

No resource implications other than those already approved at the States’ debate (P55/2009) on 19th May 2009.

Action required:

Treasury to be informed of decision to release necessary funds to Jersey Property Holdings budgets.

Signature: 
 
 

Position: Senator P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources 

                 

Date Signed:

Date of Decision:

Economic stimulus - budget allocation to Property Holdings for planning and design of various projects

Allocation of fiscal stimulus funding to the construction and maintenance project team for planning phase of Jersey Property Holdings Backlog Maintenance Projects  

Report summarizing recommendations of the Fiscal Stimulus Steering Group

21 December 2009  

Background  

The Fiscal Stimulus Steering Group has stipulated to all of the departments with provisional approval for construction projects, that final approval “be dependent on (the department) demonstrating you have the capacity to handle the work, the structure of the programme and that projects will be subject to proper control.”   

The Fiscal Stimulus Provisional Programme includes £3.3m of Jersey Property Holdings backlog maintenance projects. These projects are managed by the Construction and Maintenance Project Board. 

The Fiscal Stimulus Steering Group has recommended that temporary professional resources be appointed in order to ensure that a timely stimulus is achieved. 

All the backlog maintenance projects will provide work for local business and labour, and are programmed to be undertaken in the first 6 months of 2010, significantly increasing public sector spending and investment in Jersey’s infrastructure.    

Fiscal Stimulus Steering Group Recommendation  

Following review at the Fiscal Stimulus Steering Group meeting on 21 December 2009, the Steering Group are making a recommendation to the Treasury and Resources Minister that £300,000 is allocated to Jersey Property Holdings to cover the pre-tender work for the backlog maintenance projects within the provisional Fiscal Stimulus Programme. 

 
 
 
Project type

 

Ending 31 December 2009

Ending 31 December 2010

Total

Budget Allocation

£

>20 backlog maintenance projects

 

108,000

182,000

300,000

 

 

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