CABINET – Housing, Health and Leisure Portfolio
31 January 2006
Report of the Director of Housing, Health and Leisure
CAPITAL PROGRAMME - LEISURE
1.
Purpose of report
To seek approval for a supplementary capital estimate and virement within the
approved capital programme and request for capital contingencies to meet the
additional costs of replacing the air-handling units for the swimming pool at
Kimberley Leisure Centre and the replacement of the all-weather pitch surface
at Chilwell Olympia Sports Centre. This is in accordance with the Council’s
corporate objective for a safe and healthy society and the aim to provide for
leisure needs.
2.
Background
As part of the buildings condition survey, Nottinghamshire County Council has
provided estimates of essential maintenance works for the current capital
programme. A sum of £75,900 including capital salaries was subsequently
approved for the replacement of the air-handling units for the pool areas at
Kimberley Leisure Centre. Nottinghamshire County Council was allocated the
task of securing detailed costs and preparing the work programme for the
project. The actual costs have now risen to £124,950 including capital
salaries.
The all-weather playing pitch at Chilwell Olympia Sports Centre has degraded
to a point where the current approved capital provision for repair is no longer
an economic solution. The pitch is close to the point of closure under safety
considerations. This would result in £22,000 per annum loss of income. A
replacement pitch surface would cost £44,000 including capital salaries.
3.
Financial implications
These are detailed in the appendix.
Recommendations
The cabinet is asked to RESOLVE that:
1.
The revised schemes for air-handling at Kimberley Leisure Centre and
an all-weather surface at Chilwell Olympia be approved, with the
increased costs being met by virement (£14,800) and a supplementary
capital estimate of £68,250 funded from capital contingencies (£28,250)
and an additional contribution from Nottinghamshire County Council
(£40,000) as set out in the appendix.
2.
The scheme for a replacement air-handling system at Kimberley Leisure
Centre be carried forward into 2006/07 together with appropriate
financing.
3.
The four schemes at Chilwell Olympia as set out in the appendix be
deleted from the 2006/07 capital programme and the funds be returned
to capital contingencies.
Background Papers Nil
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APPENDIX
Kimberley Leisure Centre – air handling
The main source of the increased costs is the necessity to replace the entire pool
suspended ceiling to accommodate the new ducting and pipe work, which will not fit
within the existing structures. In addition to this, general costs within construction,
particularly plumbing and heating engineers, have substantially increased costs of
installation.
Chilwell Olympia Sports Centre – all weather pitch
The first of the two synthetic pitches at Chilwell has been due for replacement for
some time. A sum of £10,000 (including capital salaries) was placed in the capital
programme to provide for repairs. However, following consultation with a specialist,
it is now considered uneconomic to repair the pitch and any expenditure would be
wasteful.
Financial Implications
Following a detailed examination of the existing capital programme for leisure, there
are two schemes, which will be completed under budget. These are:

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Asbestos removal at Chilwell Olympia Sports Centre - £7,800 saving
Re-pointing of walls at Bramcote Leisure Centre - £7,000 saving.
In addition there are other capital schemes which, following further consideration and
consideration of the revised demands on the service, are no longer seen as
priorities, these are:
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Drainage Improvements – Chilwell Olympia Sports Centre - £7,000
Hot water Mixing Valves – Chilwell Olympia Sports Centre - £6,500
Lighting Supply Testing- Chilwell Olympia Sports Centre - £7,250
Ceiling Tiles / Fittings – Chilwell Olympia Sports Centre - £7,500
It is proposed that these items are deleted from the capital programme and the funds
returned to capital contingencies.
No provision exists in the capital programme for the additional expenditure on the
air-handling system or the all weather pitch replacement and a supplementary capital
estimate is therefore required. Following discussions the County Council has agreed
to provide an additional £40,000 contribution to the two projects relating to pool
ventilation and the replacement all-weather surface. This is new resource, not to be
taken from future maintenance allocations.
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In summary the proposed financial changes are as follows:
Additional cost of air-handling system
Additional cost of all weather surface
TOTAL ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURE
£
49,050
34,000
83,050
Funded by:
Saving on asbestos removal (Chilwell Olympia)
Saving on re-pointing of walls (Bramcote Leisure Centre)
Additional contribution from Nottinghamshire County Council
TOTAL ADDITIONAL FUNDING
7,800
7,000
40,000
54,800
Shortfall to be met from capital contingencies
28,250
A sum of £66,550 remains uncommitted within capital contingencies after taking
account of those items identified above.
Timetable
Delays in preparing the detailed costing plus the scale of the revised works for the
air-handling project at Kimberley Leisure Centre will mean that it will not be able to
be completed in the current financial year without major disruption to services. It is
proposed therefore to undertake the works in December 2006 and the above sum of
£124,950 would therefore be included in the budget estimates for 2006/07. In
undertaking the work there will be a need to close the swimming pool for a short
period, with a subsequent loss of income. This will be reflected in future budget
estimates.
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