Treasury and Resources
Ministerial/Treasurer’s Decision Report
Allocation of fiscal stimulus funding for 2 Backlog Maintenance Projects – General Hospital asbestos remediation and works on public conveniences and States’ owned cafes
- Purpose of Report
Tenders for asbestos remediation works in non-patient areas at the General Hospital and general maintenance across public conveniences and States’ owned cafes have now been received and evaluated by Jersey Property Holdings. 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.
- Background
There are 28 individual backlog maintenance projects to be undertaken by Jersey Property Holdings which are included in the Treasury and Resources Minister’s “amber light” programme of fiscal stimulus projects. The maintenance projects are designed to address deficiencies in standards across the States’ owned property portfolio. 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, significantly increasing public sector spending and investment in Jersey’s infrastructure.
This paper seeks green light approval for two projects for which tenders have been returned, being asbestos remediation in non-patient areas at the General Hospital and maintenance works on public conveniences and States’ owned cafes.
- Main Content / Subject matter
Tender Process and Results
The cost of the General Hospital project is £142,400 and the cost of the public conveniences and cafes project is £61,590.
Jersey Property Holdings has followed a pre-determined process in conducting the tender 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.
- Recommendation
Recommendation from the Fiscal Stimulus Steering Group
The Steering Group recommends that the Minister for Treasury and Resources allocates funding of £203,990 to Jersey Property Holdings for the projects. The budget allocation to Jersey Property Holdings will be in the amount of £203,990, representing construction costs together with fees and appropriate contingency in order to proceed in accordance with the projects’ critical path.
- 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 £203,990 allocation to the projects will enable the Construction and Maintenance project group to let the contracts and deliver the schemes in accordance with the critical path.
- Resource Implications
No financial resource implications other than those explained above.
No manpower resource implications.