New Highpark and St Cuthbert's Primary Schools, Westercommon
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Pre-12 Education Strategy Phase 4B– New Highpark and St Cuthbert’s Primary Schools, Westercommon Early Years Centre and Highpark Autistic Unit – Award of contract approved – Declaration of interest. 13 There was submitted a report by the Executive Director of Development and Regeneration Services regarding the tender received for Phase 4B of the pre-12 Education Strategy for New Highpark and St Cuthbert’s Primary Schools, Westercommon Early Years Centre and Highpark Autistic Unit, advising (1) that during the design and planning application process for the construction of a new multiplex primary school with early years facilities and autistic unit to replace the existing provision at Ruchill, Westercommon and Our Lady of the Assumption and St Cuthbert’s Primary Schools, Westercommon Nursery School and Ruchill Autistic Centre to be built in an area of Ruchill Park with access to the east through the disused Ruchill Hospital, it had become clear that the proposed access road would not be developed as part of the proposed residential development of the adjacent Ruchill Hospital site as was originally envisaged as the preferred developers appointed by Scottish Enterprise had withdrawn from the development; (2) that it had been necessary to procure the access road under a license agreement with Scottish Enterprise and Development and Regeneration Services had undertaken the design of the access road to tie in with the tender programme for the school and the procurement requirements and negotiations were underway with Scottish Enterprise to secure a 50% contribution; (3) that ABC had been requested to procure the works for the contract by producing traditional tender documentation and seeking a tender return from City Building (Glasgow) LLP; (4) of the tender process; and (5) that following a devised set of criteria by Development and Regeneration Services, it had been determined that the tender from City Building (Glasgow) LLP represented Best Value to the Council. After consideration, the committee (a) approved (i) acceptance of the final agreed tender from City Building (Glasgow) LLP in the sum of £15,999,627.41 for the construction of the new Highpark and St Cuthbert’s Primary Schools, Westercommon Early Years Centre and Highpark Autistic Unit, Ruchill; and (ii) total expenditure for the project of £19,375,220.90, which included the additional costs of access roads, fees and direct charges; (b) noted Glasgow City Council, City Chambers, Glasgow G2 1DU (i) the current status of Phase 4B of the pre-12 Education Strategy; (ii) that negotiations were ongoing with Scottish Enterprise to secure a 50% contribution towards the cost of the new access road; (iii) that the project would be monitored by the Council’s Capital Projects Programme Board; and (iv) that the demolition costs of all the closing schools that would feed into the new school, which was necessary to meet Scottish Water’s connection requirements, would be met through the City Property (Glasgow) LLP Demolition Fund. In terms of Standing Order No 26, Councillor Colleran declared an interest in this item of business and left the room during its consideration. Glasgow City Council, City Chambers, Glasgow G2 1DU.