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From
detailed workings presented to CDC by the NSE for planning application
2004/859/CH the cost of a complete rebuild of the care residences
for 152 people was £14.4 Million..
The
NSE assert they need to spend £32Million redeveloping their
site or face closure. That's a big difference to £14.4Million.
sense
say £7-9Million is a more appropriate number than £14.4Million,
meaning that necessary works to the care residences can be self-funded
and none of the adverse consequences suffered by the local community
and the care residents themselves.
So how do we get from £9Million to £32Million? Just
how 'Critical' are these items?
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Key:
C Not mandated by the Care Standards Act 2000
M Management (mismanagement?) problem
W Wasteful and wishful thinking (e.g. demolition
of sound buildings)
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| Funding
Requirement per NSE |
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£31,857,600
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| Deduct: |
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| Landscaping
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CMW
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(325,000)
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| On-site
work to roads |
CW
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(1,308,200)
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| Refurbishment
of non-care home properties |
CM
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(235,000)
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| Planning
application external consultants |
CMW
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(470,000)
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| Infrastructure
and services |
CMW
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(1,191,900)
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| Residents'
Centre (see Note 1 below) |
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(4,390,000)
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| Workshops
and CAPS demolished and rebuilt |
CMWW
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(720,000)
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| Demolition
of existing buildings |
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(330,000)
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| NSE
Staff Accommodation demolished and rebuilt |
CMW
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(3,788,000)
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| Contingency
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CMW
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(1,517,000)
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Total
just for care-homes per planning application 2004/859/CH
[152 places]
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£17,582,500
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| NSE
supporting schedules say the cost is only at £14.4Million |
CMM
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(3,182,500)
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| Total
for rebuilding care-homes per NSE backup documentation |
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£14,400,000
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| The
Queen Elizabeth refurbishment cost £500K, not the pro-rata £1,147K
from the £14.4Million above. |
CMW
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(647,000)
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| Reduction
of space per care resident from 76m2 to 50m2 (Note: still 60% more
space per person than those on the proposed housing estate). |
CM
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(4,579,000
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Excessive building costs (per square metre).
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Note 2
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sense
say the NSE can do it for £7-9Million
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£ 9,174,000
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Notes:
1. The NSE's proposed 'Residents' Centre' is, on the face of it a good
idea. It is, however:
(a) Not required unless the existing buildings
are demolished, and
(b) Mis-stated in part as a 're-provision'.
Several of the components are currently located off-site,
so the NSE's proposal amounts
to a new build.
2. The NSE costs the building works at £1,265
per square metre.
sense do not yet have
detailed information on the reasonableness
of this. If
construction costs were the same
as the proposed housing estate, the
construction cost would fall by £2Million, hence the
estimated
cost range of £7-9Million.
3. These are the rebuilding costs. The cost of full refurbishment/renovation
is lower still.
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