Inspiredspaces Rochdale Ltd Performance Report Q3 (Oct – Dec
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inspiredspaces Rochdale Ltd Performance Report Q3 (Oct – Dec) 2012 Confidential : For internal use only Prepared By: Claire Butler 7th March 2013 Page 1 of 7 1. Executive Summary Good construction progress continued to be made during Q3, with a number of phase handovers at Middleton Technology School, Holy Family RC & CE College, Darnhill PRU and Falinge Park High School. The official opening event for the new Cardinal Langley RC High School, Middleton took place in October, and turf cutting events were held at Falinge Park High School and Wardle High School in early December to formally mark the start of construction There were no reportable accidents during Q3 and a number of schemes received “Excellent” scores under the Considerate Constructors Scheme 8 new job opportunities were created and in November we passed the £10m local spend milestone 2. Programme Overview During Q3, final completion was achieved at Brownhill Learning Community (Darnhill PRU). A number of other interim construction phases were also completed at Middleton Technology School, Holy Family RC & CE College and Falinge Park High School. Phase Planned Actual completion Comments completion date date Darnhill Phase 2 19th November 26th November 2012 1 week delay due to the 2012 discovery of additional asbestos Middleton Tech Phase 1 21st December 26th October 2012 Works completed 8 : 2012 weeks ahead of New build STEM block programme Holy Family Phase 3 : 3rd October 2012 29th October 2012 1 week delay due to New build sports hall issues with the floor finish Holy Family Phase 4 : 28th November 18th December 2012 3 week delay due to Completion of Hall & 2012 discovery of additional WCs refurbishment asbestos and latent defects within the structure of the building Holy Family Phase 5 : 4th December 2012 18th December 2012 As above. Handover Refurbishment of [early handover of DT coordinated to align with science studio & link areas 23rd Nov 2012] Phase 4 building Falinge Park Phase 1 : 9th November 2012 2nd November 2012 Works completed 1 week Gym refurbishment ahead of programme As at the end of December 2012, there were seven secondary school sites in construction (Holy Family RC & CE College; Middleton Technology School; Kingsway Park High School; Brownhill Learning Community (Heights Lane site); Falinge Park High School; Wardle High School and St Cuthbert’s RC High School). 3. Performance Overview The LEP’s key performance indicators (KPIs) are set out in the Strategic Partnering Agreement. A full summary of the LEP’s performance against these KPIs for Q3 (Oct – Dec) 2012 is set out at Appendix 1, however some key points are highlighted below: Page 2 of 7 Programme management and project delivery The LEP’s design development work for the BSF programme is fully complete. The LEP has not received any further project development instructions from Rochdale MBC. Quality KPI 2.1 – the DQIfS tool was used at the pre-contract stage to set the design brief for bidding consortia, as this was a requirement of the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE). CABE’s involvement with the BSF programme ceased in 2010, however we felt that it was still important to monitor how schools are using their new teaching facilities to support the delivery of education. We therefore developed a more general post-occupancy questionnaire which was issued to staff and students of the 6 completed schools in December. We are currently analysing the responses received, although only 3 of the schools provided feedback. KPI 2.5 – we have developed the following scoring criteria in conjunction with RMBC, which will be used to measure the quality of completed work phases going forward: Quality score Description Examples of defects classification 0 – 3 Major Defects Failure of a structural member resulting in areas unavailable to use Mains power, services outage or major pipe leak resulting in areas unavailable to use Fire in mechanical / electrical equipment due to equipment fault Failure of the fire alarm system resulting in large areas without protection Failure of ICT system throughout the school Note : where defects are as for category 5 – 6, cumulative effect or prolonged duration could cause to move down a category 5 – 6 Some with Water penetration through windows, doors or roof resulting impact on in leaks or drips client Failures in ironmongery fittings (e.g. loose handles, faulty locks and bolts, hinges) which affects the operation of critical doors or windows (e.g. fire doors) Heating faults resulting in excessive heat or cold within rooms for a sustained period of time Minor faults resulting in intermittent false alarms affecting life safety systems (e.g. fire or security systems) Failure of ICT system in one area of the school Note : where defects are as for category 8 – 9, cumulative effect or prolonged duration could cause to move down a category 8 – 9 Some defects Failure of isolated electrical fittings – e.g. light switch, but not power socket, data point significant Local failure of a floor finish, e.g. debonding of vinyl floor/skirting, loose carpet tile, uneven ashphalt surface or hard landscaping Local staining to ceiling finish, e.g. stained ceiling tile Movement cracks affecting wall finishes Failed parts to user equipment, e.g. soap dispenser, WC, Page 3 of 7 taps, hand driers, PA system, loose furniture items Noise from localised plant or equipment Deterioration of finished surface quality, e.g. paint and varnish blemish, loose tiles, external render etc. Failure of ICT device (e.g. interactive whiteboard) causing disruption to teaching and learning in one room 10 Defect free KPI 2.8.2 – Based on a cumulative calculation, total construction waste leaving site is currently 4.39% (as a percentage of total production output), and 32m3/£100k (measured against construction value). We are therefore on track to achieve the target for waste to be within 43m3/£100k, however there is some work to be done in order to achieve the required target of <3.5% of total production output. The final KPI outcome will be confirmed when the current phase is fully completed later in 2013. Timeliness; Cost It has proved difficult to measure the Saxon Hall scheme on a like for like basis against KPIs 3 and 4 because this scheme was developed in a different way, and using a different form of contract to, the other BSF schemes. This was necessary in order to deliver the best value for the scheme, which at £290,000 is much smaller than any other BSF scheme (to give some context, the next smallest scheme is valued at £3.8m). As such, the figures presented in the attached KPI report for these KPIs do not include the Saxon Hall scheme. Reducing adult worklessness During Q3 we created 8 new job opportunities. In November the LEP and Carillion also signed an innovative partnering agreement with the Greater Manchester Construction GTA, supporting the creation of additional apprenticeships across the Rochdale BSF programme and wider construction projects, by working collaboratively with local training providers and other construction contractors such as Kier As at the end of Q3 (Oct – Dec) 2012 we had created a total 37 apprenticeship and 61 job opportunities, and a further 32 shorter-term (e.g. 2 – 6 month) apprenticeship placements. 21% of the operatives working on our sites were resident within the borough. Curriculum and careers support During Q3 we provided 26 hours of careers support and 271 hours of wider curriculum support to schools and the local authority. We also continued to support a number of university graduate, Princes’ Trust and Construction Youth Trust work placements and we delivered 1 Business Action on Homelessness (BAoH) placement on our construction sites. As at the end of Q3 (Oct – Dec) 2012 we had delivered a total 3,275.5 hours of combined curriculum and careers support to schools and Rochdale MBC. Health & Safety No reportable accidents occurred during the reporting period. 3 of our schemes (Falinge Park, Wardle, Kingsway Park) received Considerate Constructors Scheme monitoring visits, all achieving “Excellent” scores. Page 4 of 7 In total, 2 reportable accidents (RIDDORs) occurred across the 13 live construction sites during 2012 giving an accident frequency rate (number of accidents per 100,000 work hours) for 2012 of 0.2. This is well within the KPI Level 1 target of 1 accident for every 1000 hours worked, and demonstrates a further improvement on the 2011 position. Supporting the local economy During Q3 2012, £1.09million was spent within the Rochdale borough postcode area. We exceeded the £10m local respend milestone in November, with a total £10.35m spent by the end of Dec 2012 (representing 14.3% of the total construction package spend by value). 4. Added Value We continued to work with Rochdale MBC officers, schools and other local partner organisations on a range of projects and events, including: Skills Event 2013 We are working with other members of the Rochdale Place Board and Rochdale MBC officers to organise the borough’s first ever interactive “Skills Event”. Aimed at Year 9 students, the main objectives of the event are: 1) to raise the aspirations of Rochdale’s young people by showing them the broad range of training and employment opportunities that exist on their doorstep; and 2) to raise awareness of the range of specialist industries that are located within the borough The event will showcase local companies within the manufacturing & engineering, logistics, construction, IT (digital & media) and public realm sectors, and – importantly - will allow students the chance to come and have a go at a range of job-related activities. The event is taking place on Weds 13th March 2013 at Heywood Distribution Park. International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) 2012 We continued our work in project managing the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) programme of events.