Purpose

At its meeting on 18 November 2022 the Council’s Cabinet  authorised the funds required for the Fairwater Community Campus enabling works from the Council’s Sustainable Communities for Learning Band B Programme.

This report will seek to authorise funds ahead of contract award of the main works.

Decision

Appendices 2 and 4 to this report is exempt from publication on the basis that it contains information of the description set out in paragraphs 14 and 21 of Part 4 of schedule 12 A of the Local Government Act 1972 and in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information and is exempt from disclosure as it contains information pursuant to paragraph 16 of the Local Government Act 1972

Cllr Peter Bradbury declared a personal interest in this item as he is a Governor on the Western Learning Federation.

RESOLVED: that

(i)               subject to Ministerial approval, the funds from the Council’s Sustainable Communities for Learning Band B Programme (outlined in the Confidential Appendix 2) of the Final Business Case be authorised for use to enable commencement of the main works required to progress the Fairwater Community Campus.

(ii)             the commitment made for the early works orders to progress the project at risk ahead of entering into contract for the main works be noted.