Decision details

Kirklees College - Dewsbury Learning Quarter

Decision Maker: Chief Executive

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To enable completion of the scheme to refurbish and fit out of Pioneer House in Dewsbury to provide 3,600 m2 of new teaching space, plus a new build Springfield Centre at the former Safeway site, close to Pioneer House, which will provide an additional 4,500 m2 of new purpose built teaching facilities, comprising a 16-18 provision centre and a construction and motor vehicle training facility.

To significantly improve facilities in 4 key curriculum areas: Digital & Creative Industries (including Art and ICT); Health and Social Care; Construction; Business Administration.

Decision:

To approve:
• The change request to the Kirklees College - Dewsbury Learning Quarter project to amend the grant and loan in line with the changes outlined below:
• To the Grant:
o Change in the completion date of Pioneer House from September 2018 to September 2020.
o Change in outputs from the original learner levels numbers and final date of monitoring in the grant agreement
o Change to grant draw down from the original grant funding profile to latest profile, with draw down to recommence in Q1 2019/20
• To the Loan:
o Change the loan amount required by the College from the Combined Authority from £4 million to £850,000
o Change loan drawdown from a start date of March 2018 to a start date of Oct-Dec 2019)
o Change from the loan repayment date of the 31st March 2020 (£500,000) and 31st March 2021 (£3.5 million) to repayment of the loan in full by 31st March 2021 (£850,000)
o Change the expiry period of the availability of the loan from 31 March 2019 to 31st Dec 2020

Alternative options considered:

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Publication date: 05/12/2018

Date of decision: 16/11/2018