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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR TREASURY AND RESOURCES BY DEPUTY M.R. HIGGINS OF ST. HELIER
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 25th NOVEMBER 2014
Question
Will the Minister advise members:
- the cost of the new police station at the time of the States decision to proceed with the Green Street car park site;
- details of all subsequent amendments to the design and construction of the building and the site together with their associated costs and the reasons for the amendments and changes.
Answer
- The decision to proceed with the construction of the new Police station on the Green Street site was taken by the Assistant Minister for Treasury and Resources under delegated authority on the 19th
September 2014, when approving the drawings and accepting the lowest tender under paragraph 1(d) of Standing Order 168 (decision reference: MD-TR-2014-0106).
At this time, the total costs of the project, which includes both the development of the new Police Station and Headquarters and the extension to Green Street car park, were identified as £24.37m. This is in line with the available budget of £24.371m which comprises £22.871m for the Police Station and £1.5m for the extension to the car park.
Members will recall that, when answering an oral question from Deputy Le Fondré on the 3rd June 2014, the Minister for Treasury and Resources set out the project cost estimate and stated his intention to seek a contribution from the Criminal Offences Confiscation Fund to meet the costs of
identified items within the scheme. On the 19th September 2014, the Minister for Treasury and Resources agreed by public ministerial decision, following consideration and endorsement by the Council of Ministers, to the application of £1.81m from the Criminal Offences Confiscation Fund to the Police Station capital budget (decision reference: MD-TR-2014-0105). This sum forms part of the overall project budget.
- Since the above decision, there have been no amendments to the design and construction of the building and no associated cost implications. A contractor has been appointed, construction work has started on site and the Minister fully expects the development to be delivered within the current budget allocation.