- DESCRIPTION
OF PROJECT
In
September 2001, the former Education Management Sub-Committee approved
an Outline Project Submission for the demolition of HORSA buildings
and a ‘condemned’ 2 classroom temporary building, to be replaced with
a new 8-classroom Mathematics faculty.
- JUSTIFICATION
AND ASSESSMENT OF NEED
The
justification remains unaltered form the Outline Project Submission.
In 1998 the temporary classroom unit was identified as being in very
poor condition. The building is in excess of twenty years old and is
in need of extensive repair. A Project to replace this unit with a permanent
building was submitted and approved by the Department for Education
& Employment (DfEE) as part of the authorities New Deal for Schools
4 (NDS4) bid in January 2000.
The
HORSA buildings were built in the late 1940’s with an intended life
span of approximately 15 years. The structure of the building comprises
concrete portal frames with hollow concrete block infill panels. The
buildings have poor insulation and no damp proof course.
The
replacement of the HORSA buildings is one of the top priority condition
projects that were submitted to the DfEE as part of the LEA Asset Management
Plan process. The New Deal for Schools Condition (NDSC) funding recently
allocated will be used to replace the ten poorest condition HORSA buildings
throughout the county.
Approval
has been received from the Department for Education & Skills (DfES)
to adjust the phasing of the NDS4 grant in order to combine these two
condition projects. This will allow for all of the replacement accommodation
to be provided in one building as part of a single building contract.
This will provide a single integrated facility, better value for money
and reduce the duration of the construction process on site.
- OTHER OPTIONS