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Capital Programme Monitoring, Project Appraisals and Variations - December 2009

Meeting: 10/02/2010 - Cabinet (Item 12)

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Report of the Director of Finance and Support

Additional documents:

Decision:

1.      The following variations to schemes in the capital programme for 2009-10 are approved.

 

Scheme Reference, Description

&

Directorate

Narrative

2009-10

£

Future

Years

£

Funding Source

Budget Increase

2007-08 GI0009 V03 E-Payments Chip & Pin

 

Finance & Support

There were unforeseen complications during the project, which resulted in the need for additional resource to ensure project deadlines were met. The E-returns did not work when they went live, which meant that each individual E-return had to be rebuilt. The additional budget required will be funded by an increase in prudential borrowing.

4,103

-

Prudential Borrowing

2008-09/GF045B V05 CMP Building Energy Management System

 

Environment & Culture

An increase in budget is necessary due to additional work being required. The unallocated Salix grant funding and prudential borrowing that is ringfenced for carbon management projects will fund this.

673

-

50% Salix Grant, 50% Prudential Borrowing

Budget Decrease

2008-09 GF036 V06 & 2009-10 GF066 V01 CMP Pipework Insulation

 

Environment & Culture

Pipework insulation has been completed at Lings Forum, Mounts Baths, Danes Camp Leisure Centre and the Guildhall. The cost of all of these pieces of work are less than originally thought, therefore the budgets need to be reduced. There will be no savings arising from this variation; the funding will be reinvested in other carbon management projects, in line with the terms and conditions of the external funding.

(4,374)

-

50% Salix Grant, 50% Prudential Borrowing

2009-10/GF057 V01 Danes Camp Flume Relining

 

Environment & Culture

A supplier has been found that can carry out the project in a method that causes little disruption to the pool’s timetable therefore eliminating the necessity to close. The project costs are also much less than originally budgeted for which reduces the amount of capital funding required.

 

 

 

(8,000)

-

GF Revenue Contribution

Movement Between Years

2008-09/GF057 V01 Upton Country Park Pedestrian & Cycle Bridge

 

Planning & Regeneration

The delivery of the project is delayed due to a third party land ownership issue and incorrect base data provided by the Environment Agency. The original cost estimate did not have a sufficient allowance for the necessary temporary works and access costs to construct the bridge. The revised cost has been compiled with input from a civil engineering contractor.

(654,000)

1,321,217

Section 106

2009-10/GF067 V01 Camp Hill MUGA

 

Environment & Culture

Due to construction lead times and time to source materials being longer than originally stated, construction will now take place next financial year.

(47,150)

47,150

The Big Lottery

2009-10/HRA002 V03

Cooper Street Heating Improvements Phase 2

 

Housing HRA

As a result of the recent severe weather conditions and the outcome of the risk assessment undertaken, works on this project will not be completed this financial year. It is proposed to slip £586,640 into next financial year, so that works can carry be completed in warmer weather, when tenants will not require their heating.

(586,640)

586,640

MRA

2009-10/HRA004 V06 Decent Homes & Poor Condition

 

Housing HRA

Slippage into next financial year is required due to contract start date on site being later than initially planned.

(765,000)

765,000

HRA Earmarked Reserve,  ...  view the full decision text for item 12

Minutes:

Councillor Clarke addressed Cabinet. He asked for an explanation as to why capital works at Cooper Street had not been started as promised and requested assurance that it would be completed within this financial year.

 

Councillor Mildren addressed Cabinet pointing to a number of details within the figures relating to forecast outturns and slippages.  He asked for assurance that all the proposed capital expenditure would be completed before the end of the financial year.

 

Councillor Perkins, as the relevant Portfolio Holder, presented the report to Cabinet and asked for their approval of the recommendations.  He explained that there was a lot of work to do to achieve the expenditure target and that some of the potential slippage was accounted for by un-invoiced completed works.

 

Councillor Beardsworth responded to Councillor Clarke’s query about the Cooper Street works and agreed to discuss the matter further with him and the Director of Housing outside of the meeting.

 

RESOLVED

1.      That the following variations to schemes in the capital programme for 2009-10 be approved.

 

Scheme Reference, Description

&

Directorate

Narrative

2009-10

£

Future

Years

£

Funding Source

Budget Increase

2007-08 GI0009 V03 E-Payments Chip & Pin

 

Finance & Support

There were unforeseen complications during the project, which resulted in the need for additional resource to ensure project deadlines were met. The E-returns did not work when they went live, which meant that each individual E-return had to be rebuilt. The additional budget required will be funded by an increase in prudential borrowing.

4,103

-

Prudential Borrowing

2008-09/GF045B V05 CMP Building Energy Management System

 

Environment & Culture

An increase in budget is necessary due to additional work being required. The unallocated Salix grant funding and prudential borrowing that is ringfenced for carbon management projects will fund this.

673

-

50% Salix Grant, 50% Prudential Borrowing

Budget Decrease

2008-09 GF036 V06 & 2009-10 GF066 V01 CMP Pipework Insulation

 

Environment & Culture

Pipework insulation has been completed at Lings Forum, Mounts Baths, Danes Camp Leisure Centre and the Guildhall. The cost of all of these pieces of work are less than originally thought, therefore the budgets need to be reduced. There will be no savings arising from this variation; the funding will be reinvested in other carbon management projects, in line with the terms and conditions of the external funding.

(4,374)

-

50% Salix Grant, 50% Prudential Borrowing

2009-10/GF057 V01 Danes Camp Flume Relining

 

Environment & Culture

A supplier has been found that can carry out the project in a method that causes little disruption to the pool’s timetable therefore eliminating the necessity to close. The project costs are also much less than originally budgeted for which reduces the amount of capital funding required.

 

 

 

(8,000)

-

GF Revenue Contribution

Movement Between Years

2008-09/GF057 V01 Upton Country Park Pedestrian & Cycle Bridge

 

Planning & Regeneration

The delivery of the project is delayed due to a third party land ownership issue and incorrect base data provided by the Environment Agency. The original cost estimate did not have a sufficient allowance for the necessary temporary works and access costs  ...  view the full minutes text for item 12