Ro-Ro Ramp No. 5 and St. Helier Marina Phase 1 Works: Capital Heads of Expenditure: Merger

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A decision made 10 June 2013:

Decision Reference: MD-E-2013-0061
Decision Summary Title:	Merger of Capital Heads of Expenditure to support No 5 Ro Ro Removal and St Helier Marina Phase 1 Works		Date of Decision Summary:	3 June 2013
Decision Summary Author:	Group Infrastructure Director		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	n/a
Written Report Title:	No 5 Ro Ro Removal and St Helier Marina Phase 1 Works		Date of Written Report:	3 June 2013
Written Report Author:	Group Infrastructure Director		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Exempt 3.2.1 (a)(xi)
Subject: Merger of Capital Heads of Expenditure to support No 5 Ro Ro Removal and St Helier Marina Phase 1 Works
Decision(s): 1) The Assistant Minister requested the Minister for Treasury and Resources to approve the merger of capital head of expenditure XY1110 RoRo No 5 Access Ramp with a budget of £300,000 into XY1004 with a budget of £1,810,000 to create on head of expenditure XY1004 with a budget of £2,110,000. 2) The Assistant Minister approved the release of 15% of the Project Budget to allow the detailed engineering design phase and tender compilation to be completed, and the purchase orders to Marina Projects and Arup for the project management and detailed engineering design phase to proceed.
Reason(s) for Decision: 1) The approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources is required to merge capital heads of expenditure. 2) Access to Berths 4 and 5 is provided by an old RoRo Ramp which is now at the end of its serviceable life and has effectively been decommissioned and currently limited to pedestrian and light vehicle use. Following recent observations and concerns, engineer’s inspections have confirmed the RoRo Ramp to be in poor condition and early action is necessary. 3) Temporary remedial repairs have been conducted on the St Helier Marina wall following structural failings at the end of 2012. A permanent repair is required.
Resource Implications: 1) The merger will not impact on the overall Harbours capital expenditure. 2) £317,000 will be released from XY1004 (15% estimated project cost)
Action required: For the Group Infrastructure Director to: Request the Minister for Treasury and Resources to approve the merge of the two capital heads of expenditure (XY1110 into XY1004) and create one budget in XY1004 totalling £2,110,000 Release of £317,000 (15% Project Budget) to allow the detailed design phase and tender compilation to be completed. Issue of purchase orders to Marina Projects and Arup for the detailed engineering design phase to proceed
Signature:		Position: Assistant Minister – Economic Development
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: