Douglas Promenade Scheme extras bills

Summary

The requester asked for a breakdown of extra costs incurred and future costs for the Douglas Promenade Scheme, along with approval limits. The Department of Infrastructure responded that no extra costs have been incurred to date, the project is within budget, and future utility costs will be borne by Manx Utilities.

Key Facts

• No extra costs have been incurred on the Douglas Promenade construction to date.
• The scheme is currently on target to be delivered within the Tynwald approved budget.
• Additional water main requirements for Manx Utilities are expected but final costs are not yet finalized.
• The additional costs for water mains will be borne by Manx Utilities and are not included in the Tynwald approved costs.
• There is no set limit on extra costs; sign-off authority depends on the amount and ranges from Project Manager to Chief Executive.

Data Disclosed

• 13.08.19
• 27 August 2019
• 924153
• IM1 2RF
• 01624 686785

Original Request

Please provide a detailed breakdown of the extras bills/extra costs incurred on the Douglas Promenade Scheme from the inception of the scheme to today's date (13.08.19). Please provide a breakdown by type of cost and the date incurred, please also include the reason for each extra cost. Please provide a breakdown of all future extra costs advised to the Department and please break them down as per the above criteria. Please state if there is a limit on extras costs and who (by job title) signs off on the costs. Thank you.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, IM1 2RF

Contact: FOI Response Team Telephone: (01624) 686785 Email: DPO-DOI@gov.im

Our ref: 924153 27 August 2019

Dear ### We write further to your request which was received on 13 August 2019, we have numbered the parts of your request for ease of reading: 1. Please provide a detailed breakdown of the extras bills/extra costs incurred on the Douglas Promenade Scheme from the inception of the scheme to today's date (13.08.19). 2. Please provide a breakdown by type of cost and the date incurred, please also include the reason for each extra cost. 3. Please provide a breakdown of all future extra costs advised to the Department and please break them down as per the above criteria. 4. Please state if there is a limit on extras costs and who (by job title) signs off on the costs. The answers to your questions are as follows: 1. Presently there are no extra costs incurred on Douglas Promenade construction. The current financial report indicates that the scheme is on target to be delivered within the Tynwald approved budget. 2. Presently there are no extra costs incurred on Douglas Promenade construction. 3. The Department is aware of some additional water main requirements for Manx Utilities that will be included in the scheme. At this stage the final design and costings have not been finalised so the Department is unable to advise of the potential cost. The additional costs will be borne by Manx Utilities and are not included within the Tynwald approved costs. 4. There is no limit on extra costs. Any extra costs are signed off by the Project Manager in accordance with the contract and his authorised financial delegation. Where costs are above the Project Managers limits any additional costs will be signed off by other Department officers with appropriate delegated financial authority, namely Construction Manager, Director of Highway Services or Chief Executive. Please quote the reference number 924153 in any future communications.

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