Decision details

Approve the business case for the project to expand the school from 5 Form of Entry secondary (750 places) to a 7 Form of Entry secondary (1050 places) to meet the demand for an additional 300 secondary places in the Spelthorne Borough from September 2018.

The Cabinet Member for Education said that this report contained the confidential financial and value for money information relating to item 8.

RESOLVED:

1.      That the business case for the project to expand Thomas Knyvett College secondary school) by 300 places, at a total cost, as set out in the submitted report be approved;

2.      That the arrangements by which a variation of up to 10% of the total value may be agreed by the Deputy Chief Executive and Strategic Director for Children, Schools and Families in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Education, the Cabinet Member for Property and Business Services and the Leader of the Council be approved; and

3.      That the authority to approve the award of contracts for works be delegated to the Chief Property Officer in consultation with the Leader of the Council, Cabinet Member for Education, Head of Procurement and Section 151 Officer when a competitive tender is procured through the new Orbis Construction Framework.

Reasons for decisions

The proposal delivers and supports the Authority’s statutory obligation to provide necessary school places to meet the needs of the population in Spelthorne Borough.