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Publication - Progress report

Infrastructure Investment Plan 2021-22 to 2025-26: major capital projects progress update - March 2023

Published
20 June 2023
Directorate
Public Spending Directorate
Topic
Building, planning and design, Economy, Education, +8 more … Energy, Environment and climate change, Health and social care, Housing, Money and tax, Public sector, Scottish Budget, Transport
ISBN
9781805259626

The following information 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.

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Sector: Further Education

Project: Dunfermline Learning Campus (College element)

Business case approved stages: New build college campus in Dunfermline, Fife. Following Scottish Government approval to award the contract in December 2022, the cost of the project is estimated at £131 million with project completion estimated for December 2024 and an operational start date of spring 2025.

Progress at September 2022: The Decision Point 4 (DP4) submission has now been assessed by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) and approved at a Chair's special committee. The DP4 approval was ratified by the SFC Board on 3 September 2022. The DP4 approval was for £119.4 million. Due to further inflation and resulting cost uncertainty, the project cost is likely to increase further. This has resulted in a delay to the DP4 recommendation to the Scottish Government. The SFC are now awaiting final full costs prior to making its recommendation to the Scottish Government.

Due to the delay in the DP4 recommendation, construction is now estimated to commence at the end of November 2022 with completion aimed for the end of 2024 which is later than previously reported.

Progress at March 2023: No change to timing since last report.

Following the Decision Point 4 (DP4) - Preconstruction Report, the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) made a recommendation to the Scottish Government for Fife College to enter into a contract to complete the project and the Scottish Government approved this. Construction commenced in January 2023, which was later than previously reported and was due to protracted contract price negotiations with the main contractor. Project completion however is still estimated for December 2024 with an operational start date of spring 2025 to allow for fit-out and transition.

The cost of the project is now estimated at £131 million. This is an increase in what was previously reported and is due to construction cost inflation and the cost to deliver net zero building standards.

Contact for public enquiries: email: ndixon@sfc.ac.uk

Contact

Email: infrastructureinvestmentstrategy@gov.scot

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