Hampshire County Council

Buildings, Land and Procurement Panel Item

5 April 2005

New Deal for Schools Condition Funding 2005/06, 2006/07 and 2007/08

Report by the Director of Property, Business and Regulatory Services

How the conclusion in this report fits with the Corporate Strategy

These proposals will impact on the delivery of the following Corporate Aims

Aim 1 - maximising life opportunities - by providing well maintained buildings to be enjoyed by the community.

Aim 4 - building strong and safe communities - by ensuring the built estate is well maintained and provides an environment in which people want to live.

Aim 5 - improving services - by providing good quality buildings that enable service delivery.

1

Summary

1.1

The DfES announced for the fifth consecutive year a further allocation of New Deal for Schools (NDS) Modernisation funding for 2005/06. The allocation is just over £21 million. The overall Modernisation allocation is split between suitability (improvement) work managed by the Executive Member for Education and funding to address the backlog of building condition work, which is managed by the Executive Member for Policy and Resources.

1.2

A split of these resources for 2005/06 (see table below) is in the ratio of 54% to condition and 46% suitability. The Modernisation allocation for 2005/06 includes a specific sum earmarked by DfES to safeguard investment in Primary School buildings.

NDS Modernisation Allocation 2005/06

NDS Suitability £'m

NDS Condition £'m

NDS Total

£'m

Basic Allocation

5.526

6.487

12.013

Additional Primary Allocation

4.135

4.854

8.989

Total Allocation

9.661

11.341

21.002

1.3

This report seeks approval to the allocation of NDS Condition funding for 2005/6.

2

NDS Condition Project Selection And Programme For 2005/06

2.1

A strategic approach has been taken to select major capital repairs that will have the greatest impact at schools and reduce future maintenance cycles. Specific priority areas, include repair and replacement of:

· life expired SCOLA Mark 1 cladding systems

· life expired roof, window and other cladding systems

· obsolete heating, electrical and fire alarm systems

· structural defects to buildings

· external redecoration and associated repairs

· external paving, fencing and drainage systems.

2.2

Appendix 1 details the 2005/06 NDS "Condition" allocation for schools based on the above priorities. Work is planned at 90 Schools, maintaining the momentum of previous years.

2.3

2.3.1

Contributions to Capital Schemes

There are increasing demands to undertake Landlord's repairs and maintenance works as an integral part of Education capital schemes. The benefits of doing so include:

· less disruption to schools in the short/medium term

· improved integration of work, particularly of engineering systems

· economy of scale and efficiency from combined working.

It is proposed to set aside £1m from the Landlord's NDS Condition programme for this purpose.

3

Schools benefiting from NDS Condition 2001/02 to 2005/06 inclusive

3.1

It is estimated that some 50% of Hampshire Schools have now experienced at least one major capital repairs project from the NDS Condition Fund and some have had several major projects over this period.

3.2

Some key points to note include:

· almost £56.7 million of NDS funding has been invested in addressing schools condition issues over the last five years. The investment should be seen against an overall liability in excess of £250 million.

· Over 70% of the SCOLA mark 1 buildings have been reclad.

· 70 school buildings have had major re-roofing.

· 114 schemes of major heating and/or electrical renewals have been carried out.

· 58 modern fire alarms schemes have been designed and implemented, mainly at secondary schools.

· 223 schools have benefited from enhanced external redecoration with major capital repairs.

· Over 65% of all pupils (110,000) are benefiting from the NDS capital repairs and external redecoration programmes that have been undertaken.

4

Conclusion

4.1

The NDS condition programme is continuing to have a noticeable impact on school buildings. Protecting the County Council's building and engineering asset base requires significant capital investment and the NDS programmes are an opportunity to address large scale replacement of building and engineering components as opposed to patch and mend strategies.

4.2

The Government has indicated that there will be two further years (06/07 and 07/08) of NDS Modernisation (condition and suitability) investment. Beyond this, the investment picture is uncertain. It is important that the opportunity is taken to replace as many major building and engineering components as possible during this period of NDS investment.

4.3

The Government will be providing greater levels of devolved capital to schools and it will be important to work with schools to help guide them in directing devolved capital at the highest AMP priorities.

Recommendation

That the Panel advises the Executive Member for Policy and Resources that approval be given to the priorities and programmes for the NDS Condition Fund allocation for 2005/06 as detailed in Appendices 1 and 2.

NDS Condition Programme 2005/06

Schemes up to £50,000

Building Works:

Alderman Quilley Secondary School. Replace asbestos ceilings.

Brookfield Secondary School. Replace asbestos ceilings.

Connaught Sec School. Replacement flat roof coverings.

Cove Secondary School. Replacement flat roof coverings.

Cove Secondary School. Contribution to School funded courtyard improvements.

Crestwood Community School. Second phase of mall roofing.

Eggars Secondary School. Replace asbestos ceilings.

Eggars Secondary School. Replacement flat roofing.

Fernhill Secondary School. Replacement roof finishes.

Hounsdown Secondary School. External works.

Neville Lovett Secondary School. External works.

Petersfield Secondary School. Replace asbestos ceilings.

Portchester Community School. External works.

The Wavell School. Replace asbestos ceilings.

Warblington Secondary School. Replace asbestos ceilings.

Wyvern Technology College. Replace asbestos ceilings.

Wyvern Technology College. Replacement drainage.

Wyvern Technology College. Replacement rooflights.

Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Works:

Alderman Quilley School. Replace fan convectors.

Alderman Quilley School. Rewiring and lighting replacement.

Amery Hill School. Replace galvanised hot and cold pipework.

Bridgemary School. Improve access to water tanks.

Brune Park School, Wyvern College and Priestlands. Improve access to plantrooms.

Brune Park School. Replace gate valves.

Cove School. Convert boilers to gas.

Cowplain Secondary School. Replace underground pipes at Centre/Sports Hall block.

Fairfield Primary School. Replace lighting.

Fairfield Primary, Hart Plain Infant and Ashford Hill Primary. Improve site access to plantroom.

Fernhill Secondary School. Replace fan convectors.

Foxhills Junior School. Replace HWS boiler.

Fryern Junior School. Replace lighting.

Guillemont Junior School. Replace heating and HWS boiler.

Heatherside Junior School. Convert to cold water mains.

Henry Cort School. Convert to cold water mains.

Henry Cort School. Improve access to water tank.

Horndean School. Renew hot water generator and gas pipework.

Hurst Community College. Additional fire alarm link to Sports Hall.

Kings School House. Rewiring and lighting replacement.

Langdown Primary School. Extensive replacement pipework.

Locksheath Junior School. Replace all domestic hot and cold pipework and convert to mains.

Marnel Infant School. Replace main hall lighting.

North Baddesley Infant School. Replace lighting in hall.

Park Gate Primary School. Replace all domestic hot and cold pipework.

Park Primary School. Replace cold water mains.

Richard Aldworth School. Replace lighting.

Rotherley Boarding House. Rewiring and lighting replacement.

Salterns Special School. Replace boilers.

Shipton Bellinger Primary. Replace galvanised pipework.

Staunton Park Secondary School. Replace fan convectors.

Stockbridge Primary School. Replace boiler/burners and controls.

Swanmore College of Technology. Electrical rewiring.

Swanmore College of Technology. Replace calorifier.

Testbourne School. Modification to heating system.

Thornden Secondary School. Modify boiler flue.

Wallisdean Junior School. Replace all domestic hot and cold pipework.

Wallisdean Junior School. Replace oil tanks.

Westfield Infant School. Replace lighting.

Westfield Junior School. Replace lighting.

Yateley Secondary School. Replace lighting.

Schemes over £50,000 up to £100,000

Building Works:

Alderman Quilley School. Renew M & E services in Science rooms (as part of major capital scheme).

Castle Primary School. Wall tie replacement.

Connaught School. Window replacements.

Connaught Secondary School. Re-clad sports hall.

Costello Technology College. Replacement flat roof coverings.

Court Moor Secondary School. Repairs to Redgra games pitch.

Crookhorn Secondary School. Replacement roof finishes.

Fordingbridge Infant School. Re-cladding.

Hamble Secondary School. Surface water drainage.

Henry Beaufort School. Window replacement.

Henry Beaufort/Horndean/Brookfield. Structural fire precaution improvements.

Hythe Primary School. Re-cladding/window replacements.

Minstead Study Centre. Building refurbishment.

Nightingale Primary School. Renew flat roof covering.

Nightingale Early Years Centre. Building refurbishment

Various Primary Schools. Hard landscaping repairs.

Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Works:

Barncroft Infant School. Boiler replacement.

Barncroft Junior School. Boiler replacement.

Brockhurst Junior School. Boiler replacement.

Calthorpe Park School. Boiler replacement and asbestos removal.

Neville Lovett School. Electrical mains upgrade.

Oak Meadow Primary School. Boiler replacement.

Oakley Infant and Junior Schools. Replacement cold mains to both schools and galvanised pipework replacement.

Purbrook School - contribution to replacement fire alarm

Romsey Infant School. Replace underground galvanised mains.

Sopley Primary School. Replace boiler plant.

South View Junior School. Boiler house refurbishment, new controls and asbestos removal.

Stockbridge Primary School. Replace pipework.

The Clere School. Replace lighting.

The Vyne. New fire alarm system.

Vigo Infant and Junior Schools. Replace boiler plant.

Wallisdean Junior School. Boiler replacement and convert to gas.

Wyvern Technology College. Boiler replacement.

Schemes over £100,000 up to £250,000

Building Works:

Amery Hill School. Replacement Windows.

Brookfield Secondary School. Phase 2 re-cladding of SCOLA 1 buildings.

Henry Cort Secondary School. Replacement Flat roof coverings.

Netley Marsh CE Infant School. Structural Repairs/Asbestos removal.

Neville Lovett Secondary School. Replacement Flat Roof Coverings.

Noadswood Secondary School. Re-clad the Sports Hall.

Oakridge Infant School. Re-cladding.

South View Infant School. Re-cladding SCOLA 1 building.

Staunton Park School. Refurbishment of the changing rooms and Sports Hall Windows work (as part of major Capital scheme).

Various Primary Schools. Window Replacements associated with external redecoration schemes.

Waterside Primary School. (Langdown). Renew flat roofs covering and fire precaution works.

Yateley Secondary School. Replace asbestos ceilings and re-clad sports hall.

Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Works:

Various. Fire alarm replacements Primary Schools.

Crofton School. Boiler replacement.

Parsonage Farm Infant School. Boiler Replacement

Costello Technology College. Review of electrical infrastructure and lighting replacement.

South Baddesley Primary School - boiler replacement and drainage works

Perins Community School. Sub-main rewiring.

Wildern Secondary School. Replace fan convectors, boilers and heating pipework

Various Foundation Schools. Initial phase of fire alarm replacements.

Schemes over £250,000 and up to £500,000

Building Works:

Cranbourne Secondary School. Phase 1 re-cladding of SCOLA 1 buildings.

Contribution to Capital Projects (£1m).

Schemes over £500,000 and up to £600,000

Building Works:

Merdon Junior School. Re-cladding of 'Hills' concrete building.

Vigo Infant and Junior Schools, Andover. Re-cladding SCOLA 1 buildings.

External Redecoration and Prior Repairs - 11 Packages of work

as part of the NDS Programme 2005-2006

Package 1

Broughton Primary

£14,825

Bursledon Infant

£26,600

Bursledon Junior

£36,725

Merdon Junior

£10,000

Netley Marsh Infant

£7,525

Durley Primary

£16,575

Lakeside

£72,975

£185,225

£185,225

Package 2

Amery Hill Sec

£188,200

Cheriton Primary

£14,650

Queens Inclosure Primary

£42,975

Rowlands Castle St John Primary

£30,100

275925

£275,925

Package 3

Connaught

£226,350

Bransgore Primary

£34,575

Brockenhurst Primary

£28,450

Hyde Primary

£6,175

Milford on Sea Primary

£33,715

329265

£329,265

Package 4

Roman Way Primary

£27,050

Shipton Bellinger Primary

£25,600

St. Alban's Primary

£39,500

Newlands Primary

£34,500

Wootey Infant

£24,100

Park Primary

£39,725

£190,475

£190,475

Package 5

Alverstoke Junior

£35,850

Brockhurst Infant

£30,550

Gomer Infant

£25,000

Lee on Solent Junior

£40,000

Swanmore Primary

£30,650

£162,050

£162,050

Package 6

Fernhill Secondary

£184,075

Hiltingbury Infant

£28,975

Ridgemede Junior

£48,825

Shakespeare Junior

£43,450

£305,325

£305,325

Package 7

Henry Cort Fareham

£216,200

Redlands Primary

£32,900

Titchfield Primary

£22,425

271525

£271,525

Package 8

Cove Secondary

£195,000

Chiltern Primary

£38,000

Mayhill Junior

£58,248

£291,248

£291,248

Package 9

Ashford Hill

£19,700

Echinswell Primary & Sydmonton Primary

£20,125

Wolverdene School

£19,450

Kingsclere Primary

£35,675

94950

£94,950

Package 10

Hulbert Junior

£35,600

Mengham Junior

£39,750

Sun Hills Infants

£27,525

Front Lawn Infants

£27,000

129875

£129,875

Package 11

Hook Infant

20,000.00

Hook Junior

22,000.00

Alverstoke Infant

22,975.00

Westfield Junior

15,000.00

Tavistock Infant

25,750.00

Vernham Dean Gillum's Primary

19,650.00

Velmead Junior

41,450.00

166,825

£166,825

Total external decoration value

£2,402,688