Fort Regent Swimming Pool Demolition: Award of contract

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A decision made on 24 June 2019:

Decision Reference: MD-PH-2019-0018
Decision Summary Title:	Approval of Drawings, Acceptance of Tender & Award of Contract		Date of Decision Summary:	18/06/2019
Decision Summary Author:	Capital Projects Manager		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Fort Regent Swimming Pool Demolition – Approval of Drawings Plus Acceptance of Tender & Award of Contract		Date of Written Report:	18/06/2019
Written Report Author:	Capital Projects Manager		Written Report: Public or Exempt?	Exempt Clause refs. QE Article 33(b) and QE Article 34(b)
Subject: Demolish disused Swimming Pool at Fort Regent AN 0546-01-001
Decision(s): The Minister approved drawings numbered/ref: Location Plan 00.00, Site Access & Contractors Establishment PI 00.02 E, Site Plan 01.02 F, Sections A-A 02.01 C, Sections B-B and C-C 02.02 D, Indicative Demolition Site Waste Management Plan, Mitigation Strategy Report 18/03/2019 Rev3, Security Fence Details 04.01 D and Site Drainage Plan 05.01 B all showing the proposed demolitions, landscaping and boundary treatment works at Fort Regent. The Minister agreed to accept the lowest fixed price tender submitted by DB Cummins (Jersey) Limited in the sum of £1,842,668.00 to demolish the disused swimming pool at Fort Regent (including all associated reinstatement and boundary treatment works) and enter into a formal Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) Building Contract with them.
Reason(s) for Decision: The estimated total cost for the abovementioned works (including the current estimated demolition costs, professional fees and ‘other’ costs), as designed, can be completed within the allocated budget.
Resource Implications: Other than those detailed in the report there are no further financial or manpower Implications
Action required: The GHE Director General to sign the contract and any other associated documentation.
Signature:		Position: Deputy Kevin Lewis Minister for the Department for Infrastructure
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: