Infrastructure Investment Plan 2021-22 to 2025-26: major capital projects progress update - March 2022
This progress update relates to projects with a capital value of £5 million or more which are at the outline business case (or equivalent) approved stage or beyond and mainly comprises projects included at Annex D of our Infrastructure Investment Plan published in February 2021.
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Sector: Justice
Project: HMP Highland
Business case approved stages: The approved OBC outlined that the total cost of the project is in the range of £98 million - £110 million and that it will be operational by July 2024.
Progress at September 2021: No change to cost since the last report. The total project cost is between £98 million to £110 million (as per March 2021 report).
The project has now been tendered and a contractor is in the process of being appointed. The construction start and completion dates are based on the tendered programme. It is anticipated that certain advance works may proceed the commencement of the main construction contract in May 2022.
The earliest operational date has now been moved to July 2024, which is later than previously reported (February 2024) and reflects conclusion of the competitive tendering exercise and acceptance of the successful contractor’s delivery programme.
Progress at March 2022: No change to cost or timing since the last report.
A contractor has now been appointed to provide pre-construction services which includes detailed design and sub-contract tendering. Certain enabling works have been carried out on site since November 2021 and it is planned that a programme of advance works commencing in May 2022, will precede the commencement of the main construction contract.
Contact for public enquiries: email: gaolinfo@sps.pnn.gov.uk
Project: National Facility for Women Offenders
Business case approved stages: New national facility, which forms part of the 'Transforming Scotland’s care of women in custody' programme.
The OBC outlined that the total cost was £53.2 million and that the project was to be operational in October 2020. The FBC for the project outlines that the total cost of the project will be £72.6 million and that it will be operational by February 2022.
Progress at September 2021: No change to cost since the last report.
The total project cost is £74 million (as per March 2021 report).
The operational date is now August 2022, which is later than previously reported. This is due to further delays to progress incurred due to the impact of COVID-19 on productivity and more recently, construction material availability.
Progress at March 2022: No change to cost since the last report.
The operational date has moved out to November 2022 which is later than previously reported. This is as a result of the impact of the reduced availability and delivery issues with a number of construction materials as well as on-going COVID-19 impacts on labour availability.
Contact for public enquiries: email: gaolinfo@sps.pnn.gov.uk
Project: Community Custodial Unit D - Dundee
Business case approved stages: Provision of a Community-based Custodial Unit (forms part of the 'Transforming Scotland’s care of women in custody' programme).
The FBC for the project outlined that the total cost of the project will be £11.6 million and that it will be operational in August 2021.
Progress at September 2021: The project is in construction and the total cost is in accordance with the FBC. The operational date has moved out to April 2022 due to delays to progress arising from the impact of COVID-19 on productivity and more recently, issues with construction material availability.
Progress at March 2022: No change to cost since the last report.
The operational date is now July 2022 which is later than previously reported. This is due the preparations required for operational readiness. These include operational testing and commissioning which involves a wide range of activities from setting up the rooms, training the staff on the new systems and processes, physically walking through all standard operating procedures, reviewing risk assessments and safe systems of work, cleaning schedules etc the testing of contingency arrangements. Once these are in place, secondary assurance is sought from the Scottish Prison Service Operations Directorate prior to the facility being brought into operation.
Contact for public enquiries: email: gaolinfo@sps.pnn.gov.uk
Project: Community Custodial Unit E - Lilias Centre, Maryhill
Business case approved stages: Provision of a Community-based Custodial Unit (forms part of the 'Transforming Scotland’s care of women in custody' programme).
The FBC for the project outlined that the total cost of the project will be £12.6 million and that it will be operational in September 2021.
Progress at September 2021: The project is in construction and the total cost is in accordance with the FBC. The operational date has moved out to June 2022 due to delays to progress arising from the impact of COVID-19 on productivity and more recently, issues with construction material availability.
Progress at March 2022: No change to cost or time since the last report.
Contact for public enquiries: email: gaolinfo@sps.pnn.gov.uk
Project: HMP Barlinnie Programme of Works
Business case approved stages: Refurbishment of Prisoner Reception and partial refurbishment of the existing Health Centre and additional works to improve healthcare facilities within the accommodation halls.
The approved FBC outlines that the total cost of the project is £7.7 million and that it will be operational by November 2022.
Progress at September 2021: The project is in construction and progressing in accordance with FBC.
Progress at March 2022: The total cost of the project is now estimated at £9 million which is an increase than that at FBC and as previously reported. This is due to construction related inflationary pressures and unforeseen additional works arising from undertaking a refurbishment project within a property of the type and age of HMP Barlinnie.
The operational date is now anticipated to be December 2022, which is later than that at FBC and as previously reported. This is due to delays arising primarily from construction materials supply issues and labour availability. However, as there is sectional completion, certain areas of the refurbished buildings will be complete and handed over at earlier dates.
Contact for public enquiries: email: gaolinfo@sps.pnn.gov.uk
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