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WQ.410/2020
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR TREASURY AND RESOURCES BY DEPUTY R.J. WARD OF ST. HELIER
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 2nd NOVEMBER 2020
Question
Further to the Minister's response to Oral Question 197/2020 regarding the funding of hotel rooms for isolating workers, will the Minister –
- advise if the list of suppliers that received funding has been completed and, if not, when it will be published and circulated to Members; and
- provide details of the criteria used in the selection of hotels where rooms will be used for future isolation needs?
Answer
The work has been completed and the information is provided below:
- Costs and hotels
Cost
incurred Accommodation provider (£) ArtHouse Jersey 271 Grand Hotel 22,879 Liberty Wharf Apartments 53,284 Pomme D'Or Hotel 233,737 Radisson Blu Hotel 41,361 SACO 2,148 The Royal Yacht Hotel 3,971 Total 357,650
- Criteria used to select accommodation
The requirement for staff accommodation was urgent and as such the accommodation providers first engaged were those who were already corporate providers to the Government of Jersey and therefore had undergone the necessary due diligence and health and safety checks.
In light of the urgent need to identify suitable accommodation, it was not possible to engage in a fully advertised formal procurement process for new corporate accommodation providers. All corporate providers were asked for their best and final offers detailing all additional services available (food, laundry etc.). The team also engaged with the Jersey Hospitality Association to broaden the request for offers.
All best and final offers received were assessed and the most commercially viable and suitable options were shortlisted. The providers selected offered a range of differing types of accommodation e.g. self- catering, fully catered, part-catered, and allowed the Government to split sites and restrict the risk of infection spread by separating sites into hot and cold sites. The providers also demonstrated their ability to cope with the forecast volume of staff, with close proximity to the hospital and with the necessary protection and additional staff coverage should the infection be contracted by their own staff.