Issue - meetings

Report DCYP12037

The Portfolio Holder introduced a report providing post completion review reports on works carried out at Riverside Beckenham Autistic Centre, Kingswood Pupil Referral Unit and Biggin Hill Primary School.  The Capital Programme Procedures require that a post completion review be carried out within 12 months of the completion of schemes that were included within the programme.

The Chairman was disappointed at the costs associated with Riverside such as the roofing and the fencing and asked why this had not been anticipated.  He was informed that this was because the school had been marked for closure and had stood empty for some time.  There was also a need to open the new school as soon as possible to reduce the costs of pupils going out of borough for ASD provision.  Consequently there had been additional costs.

RESOLVED that the Portfolio Holder be recommended to endorse the findings of the Post Completion Reviews carried out in respect of:

• Refurbishment works carried out to create Riverside Beckenham Autistic Centre;

• Modular building works carried out to improve the quality of facilities at the Kingswood Pupil Referral Unit; and

• Capital works carried out to support the creation of Biggin Hill Primary School following the amalgamation of Biggin Hill Infant and Junior Schools.