Bellozanne New Sewage Treatment Works: Addition of 4th Aeration Lane to Main Contract

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A decision made on 20 January 2020

Decision Reference: MD-T-2020-0002
Decision Summary Title :	New Bellozanne STW Contract 10502/09. Addition of 4th Aeration Lane Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control and Automation (MEICA) Procurement and Installation Works to Main Contract.		Date of Decision Summary:	13 January 2020
Decision Summary Author:	Assistant Director Liquid Waste		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	New Bellozanne STW Contract 10502/09. Addition of 4th Aeration Lane MEICA Procurement and Installation Works to Main Contract.		Date of Written Report:	13 January 2020
Written Report Author:	Assistant Director Liquid Waste		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Exempt QE Article 33(b)
Subject: New Bellozanne STW – Addition of 4th Aeration Lane Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control and Automation (MEICA) Procurement and Installation Works to Main Contract.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the instruction of additional works to nmcn PLC in the sum of £435,263.12 to allow procurement and installation of the 4th ASP lane MEICA equipment to be undertaken as part of the current STW contract.
Reason(s) for Decision: Procuring and installing the 4th ASP lane MEICA equipment now will allow the equipment to be procured at the same cost as the equipment for the other three lanes, hence mitigating costs increases should these works be deferred, and will allow installation to be carried out whilst nmcn PLC are currently already mobilised for the main works. This will provide the most economically advantageous solution with treatment process flexibility.
Resource Implications: Sufficient funds are available in the STW project risk contingency to allow these works to be carried out now rather than deferring them to a much later date at significantly increased cost.
Action required: Director General of GHE to authorise the Project Manager to issue an instruction to nmcn PLC for the additional works in the sum of £435,263.12 for the procurement and installation of the 4th ASP lane MEICA equipment.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Infrastructure
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):