Issue details
Decision to spend monies related to Brookfield School and the need to divert the existing Gas Main running through the proposed Arrow Centre Building
The Brookfield Special School is an academy
situated in Hereford on two sites – the main site being close
to the racecourse and the second located across the City in a
mobile classroom close to the inner ring road (approximately 20
minutes apart by car). It has both primary and secondary phases. It
is Herefordshire’s only social, emotional & mental health
(SEMH) special school.
A small group of the most vulnerable and challenging pupils are
currently accommodated offsite in a temporary demountable building
of poor quality and unsuitable layout on Symonds Street. The use of
this building is subject to a temporary planning permission which
requires the mobile building to be removed by 16 April 2023.There
are no female pupil toilets in the secondary building and as there
is now demand for female places at the school (although this has
not been the case previously). All current classrooms are small and
there are only 9 as opposed to the 10 classrooms described as
necessary in BB104 (Establishes non-statutory area guidelines for
buildings and grounds at special schools and alternative
provision). There are no indoor sports facilities despite physical
education being a statutory requirement of the national
curriculum.
This decision supports the Cabinet decision, on 21 July 2022, to
accept of the Department for Education (DfE) funding offer and move
forward with The Brookfield Special School project.
There are a number of requirements to allow the progression of this
decision in a timely manner.
The three required tasks needed to start the project are:
1. Negotiate and agree the surrender of the current lease with the
Greyhound Rugby Club (GRC) and take forward a new lease.
2. Commission a contractor to divert an existing gas pipe that
currently runs through the proposed construction site. (subject to
approval of the GRC, legally documented by a license and works
agreement.)
3. To re-engage consultants to review and update the existing
tender documents and design Stage 4 and carry out procurement for
design and build.
This decision is for Part 2 above, commission contractor (Cadent
Gas) to divert the existing Gas pipe.
Cadent Gas Ltd are a company that owns a gas network serving 11
million homes and businesses in the North West, West Midlands, east
Midlands, South Yorkshire, east of England and North London. They
own the existing gas pipe line and are the only company we can be
used to carry out the works. Detailed quotation has been received
and valid till 12/4/23 with a 20 week lead-time to start
works.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 09/02/2023
Decision due: 27 January 2023 by Director of Resources and Assurance
Contact: Andrew Lovegrove, Director of Resources and Assurance Email: Andrew.Lovegrove@herefordshire.gov.uk.
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