Fiscal stimulus: budget allocation to Housing for heating installation at Vincent Court and Albert Villas

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A decision made 6 April 2010 regarding: Fiscal stimulus: budget allocation to Housing for heating installation at Vincent Court and Albert Villas.

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2010-0055
Decision Summary Title:	Fiscal Stimulus Budget Allocation – Housing Department		Date of Decision Summary:	30th March 2010
Decision Summary Author:	Chief Executive		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 for heating installation project at Vincent Court and Albert Villas		Date of Written Report:	30th March 2010
Written Report Author:	Acting Fiscal Stimulus Programme Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Economic Stimulus Plan: budget allocation to the Housing department for the delivery of a heating installation project at Vincent Court and Albert Villas.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the allocation of £185,004 to the Housing department for the project, which will be transferred to the department budget as soon as possible. This will enable the contract to be let to the contractor which submitted the preferred tender. The Minister further instructed the Construction and Maintenance 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, and return any unspent monies on completion of the project.
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 £185,004 allocation to the projects will enable the Construction and Maintenance project group to let the contract and deliver the schemes 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 Housing department’s budget.
Signature:		Position: Senator P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision:

Fiscal stimulus: budget allocation to Housing for heating installation at Vincent Court and Albert Villas

Treasury and Resources

Ministerial Decision Report

Allocation of fiscal stimulus funding for a heating installation Project at the vincent court and albert villa social housing properties

1. Purpose of Report

The tenders for the installation of new heating systems in social housing properties at Vincent Court and Albert Villas 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 project set out above.

3. Tender Process and Results

The cost of the project is £185,004.

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 £185,004 to Housing for the project and approves the transfer of that amount to a new capital head of expenditure. The budget allocation to Housing will be in the amount of £185,004, representing the contract costs together with 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 £185,004 allocation to the project will enable the Construction and Maintenance project group to let the contract and deliver the scheme in accordance with the critical path.

6. Resource Implications

No financial resource implications other than those explained above.

No manpower resource implications.

Report author : Acting Fiscal Stimulus Programme Manager	Document date : 30th March 2010
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