Progress Update 16th June 2014

Welsh Government Approval

• Business Case submitted to the Welsh Government Jan 2014
• Approval in principle received from the Welsh Government  April 2014
• Project Information proforma returned by DCC Programme Manager 2^nd May (This provides the information that will form part of  the contractual terms between WG and DCC)Further letter sent to WG 9^th June seeking clarification for this project in respect of their standard terms and conditions

Planning

• Planning permission granted 16^th April 2014
• There are several planning conditions that need to be discharged before the project commences on site and the project team is working on these now.

Public engagement

• Plans and partially staffed  display in the Rhyl Leisure Centre from 25^th March – 2^nd April. Feedback from those who attended was in the main positive.
• Plans on display in Rhyl Library from 2^nd – 10^th April
• Plans on display and staff presence at Rhyl High parents evenings  March – June 2014

Detailed design

• Detailed design is now complete in respect of the new school building; and the outline design of the PE and sports provision for the new school within the existing Leisure Centre has been completed.

Other project activities being undertaken

• Revision of the stakeholder list and communication plan for the construction phase of the project
• Preparation and review of the contract documents which will formalise the engagement of Willmott Dixon
• Discussion regarding use of  alternative pitches from the start of the construction phase  until the new grass pitches are established (probably July 2017)
• Discussions with Contractor and other public sector partners re the maximisation of the Community Benefits from the project

Programme

• Contractor to submit proposals based on detailed design on 27^th June  2014 (the  detail will be fed to the project team for assessment as it is ready, hence the 27^th June is the target date for all documents to be with DCC
• Project team to review and assess the proposals by 14^th July 2014
• DCC Cabinet paper to be submitted seeking the authorisation to award the contract 15^th July 2014
• Cabinet meeting – decision regarding  the contract award 29^th July 2014
• Contract Award – 8^th August 2014 (subject to the completion of the WG award of funding to enable the project to proceed). 
• Mobilisation to site – 8^th August 2014
• Start work- 21^st August 2014
• New School Opens – Spring term 2016
• Demolition of Existing School Building – Complete Summer 2016
• Handover of new school play fields – Summer 2017.

N.B Please note the preconstruction dates are within the detailed programme, but all other dates are provisional at this stage.