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A decision made 2 September 2010 regarding: Rosewood House / Clinique Pinel - refurbishment - approval of drawings and tender.

Decision Reference: MD-PH-2010-0082
Decision Summary Title :	DS - Rosewood House/Clinique Pinel Upgrades		Date of Decision Summary:	31/8/2010
Decision Summary Author:	Assistant Director - JPH		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	WR - Rosewood House/Clinique Pinel Upgrades		Date of Written Report:	31/8/2010
Written Report Author:	Assistant Director - JPH		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Exempt 3.2 (a) (x).
Subject: Rosewood House/Clinique Pinel Upgrades
Decision(s): 1. The Minister approved, as recommended by Jersey Property Holdings, the drawings numbered 10282/1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 showing the alteration to Rosewood House, and 2. The Minister approved the lowest tender submitted by Larsen Limited in the sum of £1,490,063 in a period of 44 weeks.
Reason(s) for Decision: Under Standing Order 168 (1) (d) the Assistant Minister, under delegated authority, is required to approve plans for the construction (or alteration) of buildings where the work is to be funded wholly or partly by money voted by the States. The estimated total cost for the works (including the lowest tender received, professional fees and ‘other’ costs), as designed, can be completed within the allocated Fiscal Stimulus budget approved by the Minister for Treasury and Resources (MD-TR-2010-0111 refers). The works have been approved by the Minister for Health and Social Services (MD-HSS-2010-0037 refers). The lowest fix price tender submitted by Larsen Limited in the sum £1,490,063 can be accepted and a contract entered in to.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications in respect of this decision other than those detailed above.
Action required: 1. Approved funds to be transferred from the Fiscal Stimulus fund to Jersey Property Holdings and H&SS Department as set out in the report. 2. Contract to be signed with Larsen Limited.
Signature:		Position: (Assistant Minister)*
Date Signed: 2/9/10		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):