Construction costs of the new Police Headquarters.

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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR TREASURY AND RESOURCES BY DEPUTY J.A. MARTIN OF ST. HELIER

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 12th MAY 2015

Question

Will the Minister provide an update of the full construction costs of the new Police Headquarters to include the new parking spaces?

Would he also identify all other expected costs associated with the new Police HQ project (whether one- off or recurring) arising in any department budget?

Answer

In September 2014, the Minister for Treasury and Resources agreed to accept the lowest fixed price tender in the sum of £20,427,869.00 for the construction of both the new Police Headquarters and extension to Green Street Car Park as a single contract (MD-TR-2104-0106). The most recent financial report from the project Quantity Surveyor confirms that, at this stage in the project, construction costs are expected to be contained within this sum.

The total anticipated costs of the project therefore remain as previously reported to the Assembly in November 2014 (written question 8534 – attached for reference), which is in line with the available budget of £24.371m.

The budgeted difference of £3.942 million between the construction cost and total budget provides for:

• Fees
• Client Furniture & Equipment
• Archive Storage Facilities
• Migration
• Contribution to Eastern Cycle Track
• Client Contingency

At this stage the only other expected and agreed one-off costs relate to upgraded specialist operational IT and communications equipment identified by the States of Jersey Police. These total an estimated £114,637 and are to be funded by Home Affairs from the sums transferred from revenue to capital (MD- HA-2013-0044 and 0061).

The predicted recurring costs associated with the operation of the new Police Headquarters are currently being developed by the Home Affairs Department.

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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:

1. the cost of the new police station at the time of the States decision to proceed with the Green Street car park site;
2. 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

1. 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.

2. 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.