Appendix 4 - Significant Capital Projects Progress Update

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SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL PROJECTS
PROGRESS UPDATE
APPENDIX IV
Project Title Total Gross
Budget
(£'000)
Third Party
Funding
(£'000)
Total Net
Budget
(£'000)
Projected
Outturn
(£'000)
Completion Date Contract
Awarded
On Site Status Change Since
Last Report
Additional Commentary
Blairgowrie Recreation
Centre - Replacement
36,000 0 36,000 36,000 Easter 2025 - new
centre currently
scheduled to open late
2024
Yes Yes On track Yes - on-site. Works are progressing well on-site.
North/West Perth New
Primary School*
24,000 0 24,000 24,000 Summer 2026 No No On track Yes. New Project Request submitted to HubCo in February
2023. Design team selected and early design process
has began.
Riverside Primary New
School
19,899 0 19,899 19,899 Early summer 2023 Yes Yes Phase 2 On Track Yes - School
operational.
Phase 1 is now complete and school is occupied, phase
2 is on-site being demolition works and new external
spaces.
Perth High School - New
School Investment
80,200 0 80,200 80,200 Summer 2026 - school
building curently
scheduled to open
summer 2025
Yes Yes On track Yes - on-site. FC concluded and construction works have now
commenced.
Harris
Academy/Invergowrie
Extension
5,200 0 5,200 5,200 Late 2023 Yes Yes On track Yes. Main extension complete, reconfiguration works still to
be undertaken.
Cross Tay Link Road
(CTLR) 150,500 40,000 110,500 110,500 Spring 2025 Yes Yes On programme No
Works progressing well and on programme. No
significant movements in projected spend.  Once piling
works complete at River Tay structure, the constrution of
the bridge deck works will commence - Autumn 2023.
Monthly risk meetings taking place with T&T and once
bridge deck works ongoing detailed analysis of
contingency and compensation events will be
undertaken.
Comrie Flood Protection
Scheme
28,435 0 28,435 28,435 Spring 2025 No No Advance works
complete; Main works
at tender assessment.
Yes Detailed design completed April 2023 and tender for
main works issued. Preliminary advance works
completed in July 2023.  Main works tender received in
June 2023 but cost higher than anticipated; tender
assessment is currently on-going (including independent
tender estimate, tender clarification and value
engineering). This has delayed the commencement of
the main construction works; once started the works will
have a duration of 18 months.
Perth Eco Innovation Park* 32,817 11,275 21,542 21,542
Not currently
programmed No No
Preliminary design
works completed Yes
Following the application for Levelling Up Fund Grant
funding of £10m being unsuccessful, the Council
approved a net increased of £10m on 1 March 2023
however the balance of £20m remains unfunded. Further
contributions and receipts are anticipated in years
beyond the current programme to 2027/28.
Perth Museum 27,232 10,300 16,932 16,932 Spring 2024 Yes Yes On track No
Construction phase complete and building handover to
CPK completed 8 August. Exhibition fit out underway.
PH2O 90,000 0 90,000 90,000
Not currently
programmed No No
Outline Business Case
reported to Council  23
February 2023, and
project on hold
pending review. Yes
Council approved to put the project on hold due to
affordability and pending the outcome of a wider review
in to leisure and cultural assets and how best to target
the required investment in arts and leisure for the benefit
of the wider community.
* Third Party Funding excludes Developer Contributions and receipts to be received in future years beyond the current 5-year programme.