ITEM CMDSI3 DETAILED PROJECT APPRAISAL APPRAISAL NO. ED 644 NAME OF SCHEME:
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YEAR: BASIS OF ESTIMATE: 1. INTRODUCTION AND DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT This project will provide a new 10-class teaching block to house the school’s English and Media Studies faculty. The new building will include 8 general teaching classrooms, 2 large media classrooms, staff work base, storage, staff and pupil toilets and ancillary space. The accommodation will be provided in a 2-storey building that will be fully accessible for disabled users. Wheatley Park School has a large number of prefabricated ‘temporary’ buildings that have been provided over a number of years. On completion of the project 5 prefabricated buildings providing a total of 10 teaching spaces will be demolished and removed from site. A concrete ‘HORSA’ building currently used for storage will also be removed. The building will incorporate a number of innovative
sustainability features such as the use of ground sourced heating and
rainwater harvesting. 2. JUSTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF NEED Many of the classrooms at the school are undersized and have very poor access for disabled users. The Languages Faculty is housed entirely in three temporary buildings (six classrooms). These rooms are used for the teaching of French, German, Spanish and Latin. All are taught to AS level. The English Faculty is split between the Stable Block (four undersized classrooms, store cupboards an office and a team room) and two temporary buildings, housing four classrooms and two offices/storerooms. Media Studies is taught in a temporary building housing two classrooms and an office. This is adjacent to the Arts Centre (Manor House, built 1815), which in turn houses video editing facilities in two small rooms and secure storage for camera equipment. The remaining 2 temporary buildings are used for the teaching of History, Religious Education and Vocational Courses including Health and Social Care. The security vulnerability of these temporary classrooms makes it difficult to use the most modern digital resources such as data projectors, digital cameras, mobile laptop computers. These are central to the work of a Media Arts College and to the personalisation of learning. They are all resources available elsewhere in the school, but they cannot be stored safely in temporary buildings. Current and forecast pupil numbers support the continuing need for the number of classrooms provided in the ‘temporary’ buildings. The temporary buildings at Wheatley Park School currently
have assessed repair and maintenance liabilities totalling £99,000
Because of their age and condition the teaching accommodation housed in temporary buildings has been identified as a priority for replacement. This follows an analysis of the temporary classrooms in use throughout the County taking into account the ages of the buildings and the number of identified condition items. The buildings at Wheatley Park include a number of Department for Education & Skills (DfES) Priority 2 items, which are described as: ‘Essential work required within two years that will prevent serious deterioration of the fabric or services and/or remedy a less serious breach of legislation’ The removal of temporary classrooms and providing replacement
‘permanent’ accommodation is identified as a priority in the approved
CYP&F AMP. The project has the full support of the Headteacher and Governing Body of Wheatley Park School and it is in line with the objectives of the County Council’s Corporate Plan. 3. OTHER OPTIONS The only other option is to do nothing. This would still leave the school with a large number of temporary buildings and the teaching accommodation spread across several detached buildings. Over time this would incur increasing repair and maintenance liabilities. As the buildings reach the end of their life they could be replaced with further temporary buildings. 4. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS (i) Capital The estimated cost of the scheme inclusive of professional fees is £2,245,000. This cost will be from supported borrowing provided as part of the School's Capital Formulaic Allocation and a contribution from the school’s Devolved Formula Capital allocation of £45,000. The scheme is already identified in the Capital Programme and Forward Plan. (ii) Revenue Day to day revenue costs will be met through the schools delegated budget. The replacement of aging temporary buildings will reduce the ongoing repair and maintenance and energy costs. (iii) Risk An assessment of risk has been carried out by Property Services and Oxford Architects Partnership, a Risk Registar is being maintained for the project. 5. STAFFING IMPLICATIONS There are none arising from this report. 6. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS The scheme is being designed at achieve a Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) rating of ‘Very Good’. To achieve this it is designed to incorporate the following innovative sustainibility features · Controllable natural ventilation – this will avoid the need for mechanically assisted ventilation systems · Large overhanging eaves to reduce solar gain inside the building – this will help to reduce temperature gain in the summer months · Use of sustainable timber in the structure of the building and the external cladding · Provision of ‘green roof’ to part of the structure – this will be covered with vegetation and soil, planted over a waterproofing membrane. This will reduce the heating requirements and cooling loads on the building · Ground sourced heating – this will allow the building to be heated by utilising renewable energy stored in the ground. Fluid will be pumped through underground pipes to extract stored energy to heat the building. Iin the summer months the system can be reversed to help cool the building. The only energy required will be electricity to power the pump. ·
Rainwater harvesting
– this will capture rainwater and utilise it within the building for flushing
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MONAGHAN Background Papers: Nil Contact: Kevin Griffin, Service Manager, Property & Assets, Strategy & Performance, Children, Young People and Families Directorate Tel: (01865) 816457 April
2007
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