Decision process for the Nightingale Hospital (FOI)

Request

Nightingale Hospital

A

How did the Government get to the position of selecting one main contractor? Should this have been a joint effort?

B

J3 are all off Island contractors for example Sir Robert McAlpine (UK), Garrenne (Guernsey) and the engineering company (UK). Surely this should have been a Jersey company first and foremost to keep it local?

C

All other government projects have a strict selection criteria. Why is this project different and how did just one contractor get selected?

D

Joint ventures are very common in this industry. Why was this not taken into account?

E

Who in the Government made that decision or advised the Chief Minister on this route and is this competitive and fair to other construction companies?

F

How was the contract agreed? Was it fixed price lump sum? If not please advise how the control of cost was undertaken? If on a day work basis was it for example via a clocking in system.

G

How did the Government get to the position of using Millbrook and spending a considerable amount of money when there are other sites vacant sites available? Was an accurate feasibility study carried out?

H

Who decided on the size?

I

Why was this size selected?

J

Is the costs of dismantling and removing the facility a further cost?

K

How long is the project expected to remain in place? It is reported as being four months so is this value for money?

L

Please confirm the full cost of this project including all consultants, build costs, specialised equipment, fixtures, fittings  and removal.

M

What will happen to all the fit out finishes and specialised equipment when removed?

Response

A

Due to the emergency nature of the project, a decision was made to contract to specialists J3 who were already on island. They went on to sub contract to over 83 local companies.

B

J3 are not off-island contractors. They are a Jersey registered Company. As part of the work in building the Nightingale Wing, J3 engaged a partnership of local and off island companies.

C

Please see the response to question A

D

Please see the response to question B

E

The information requested is accessible within a previous Freedom of Information response available at the following link:

Nightingale hospital planning committee (FOI)

F

This is a NEC3 Main Option E contract in which the contractor is reimbursed the actual costs they incur in carrying out the works, based on actual orders placed. The oversight of costs is both reconciled and controlled by the Government of Jersey through an Independent Project Team and not the contractor.

G

Please see the information on the Government web pages www.gov.je about the decision-making process undertaken for the Jersey Nightingale wing site. This can be viewed at the following link:

Nightingale Wing

H

The Health team advised on the number of beds the facility needed, and expert hospital planners in conjunction with the J3 team then converted this information into a specification.

I

The size and number of beds was determined as a consequence of the Health Strategy necessary to deal with the pandemic. 180 beds was the resultant specification and this, when planned with associated spaces and facilities, informed the size.

J

This is being assessed, and it is anticipated that this will be included within the overall project budget.

K

The information requested is accessible within a previous Freedom of Information response available at the following link:

Nightingale Hospital lease agreement (FOI)

L

The budget for this project is £14.4M and the breakdown of the initial estimated costs is shown in the table below. There are still invoices being processed and therefore the final costs are not yet confirmed.

M

On decommissioning the Jersey Nightingale Wing, appropriate clinical and non-clinical equipment will be re-used and become part of the Health and Community Services’ equipment replacement program. Some will be retained as contingencies for future pandemic planning or major incidents.