B10254-2TWEED HEADS SOUTH:P18. WV,ITIA.Accommodation for flew High School.Approval has been granted to the provision ofaccommodation on a separate site at Tweed Heads South forsecondary pupils so that the accommodation at the presentIntermediate High School may be taken over by primary.Conditions are at present most congested and temporaryexpedients have been adopted to accommodate all childrenThe need is,pending completion of the new buildings.therefore, urgent. On the Loan Programme file approvalto the release of funds from the 1960/61 Loan allocationhas been recommended.In view of the urgency, the Public Works Departmentnegotiated with Kell and Rigby Pty. Ltd., for the preparationof working drawings and the price for the construction ofbuildings. This has been received and is in the sum of 4E247,218The ender includesincluding a contingency sum of £1,000.a condition that progress payments will be deferred untilafter the 30th June, 1960.Pull details of funds required, if approved, areas follows:—Building work as per tenderStores and ServicesClerk of iorks salaryT 0 T A L :£247,2182,653750£250,621Details of the accommodation to be provided are setout in the Examining Committee's report attached (tabbed A)The report also shows that the type of construction is oflight steel structural frame with exernal walls of acombination of face bricks and P.V.C. coated metal spandrilpanels and roofing of deep corrugated asbestos ceaent sheeting.Ale cost analysis is set out in full on page 3 ofthe report which indicates:the approved formula applied to the tenderprice represents a cost per pupil of £532on the basis of 464 pupils.Site and other problems associated with thenew buildings are estimated to increase thecost by £51,577.The cost per pupil after allowin7 for thesefactors is £406.An increase in cost per pupil must beexpected in inverse proportion to thereduction in pupil accommodation as sayfrom 1,000 pupils down.That the rate is comparable with other newschools for which prices have been obtained
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