Here is the latest newsletter on the project confirming build to start in Autumn next year with completion by summer 2015.
3 new schools will proceed along with new community facilities - swimming pool and library. Many other features will be included one of the major ones being a cover street joining the high school, primary school and the community facilities. This will take account of the weather we get n the north of Scotland. Wick is likely to be one of very few towns with all new schools in Scotland.
The Wick Project
The Wick Project includes the Wick Campus
(incorporating the ‘South of the River’ Primary
School, High School and East Caithness
Community Facilities) on the Wick
High/Pulteneytown Primary School site, and the
new ‘North of the River’ Primary School to be built
on the current North Primary School site.
This Newsletter brings everybody up to date with
progress on the whole project in Wick.
The Wick Campus
As part of the requirements of Scottish Government
funding, the Council is working in partnership with
Hub North Scotland Ltd (the Hub -
www.hubnorthscotland.co.uk) to complete the
remaining design and construction of the new
facilities. This process also involves the Scottish
Futures Trust www.scottishfuturestrust.org.uk acting
on the Scottish Government’s behalf. More
information on these organisations can be found by
clicking on the links.
hub North Scotland – local involvement
hub North Scotland are delighted to be partnering
Highland Council in this exciting new Schools
Projects.
In this respect, members of the hub North Team
plan to visit Wick on the 12th and 13th November to
meet with local members of the Supply Chain and
the Local Community. We will provide times and
location prior to our visit but meantime if you would
like further information please contact Jill Adie on
07875388898 or by email
[email protected]
The Hub/Council Process
The Council and the Hub have a process to follow.
Detailed below is this process, with an approximate
timeline:
New Project Request (NPR) – submitted by
Council to Hub on 2 July 2012
NPR response – Hub accepted NPR in Aug 2012
Stage 1 – Hub have to respond to Council
accepting that the project can be delivered within
Affordability Caps set by the Council. This is
expected in October. The Scottish Futures Trust
(SFT) and then the Council have to assess, and
then decide on moving to the next Stage.
(continued in next column)
Stage 2 – Hub then develop the design, and
negotiate a detailed contract with the Council.
Formal submission of this Stage from Hub is
expected midsummer 2013. Again both the SFT
and the Council have to assess the proposal, and
agree to sign the contract. This period may take up
to 3 months.
Construction – begins in Autumn 2013, with
schools scheduled to become operational in August
2015.
The above at this stage involves only the High
School and Community facilities within the Campus.
The new ‘South of the River’ Primary
part of the Campus will follow the same process,
and will have ‘caught up’ as far as time is
concerned with negotiations and contract sign by
midsummer, so that the whole campus build starts
at the same time.
Stakeholder Group
This is currently being reformed to include the
Primary School Stakeholders. A meeting has not
yet been arranged – principally because there has
been no real development of the plans for the
campus in recent weeks.
In particular, the floor plans for the High School
and Community Facilities have not changed since
issued in Newsletter No. 1.
Wick Campus – Primary School
The Brief has been agreed, with the
accommodation as follows:
13 Classrooms, each with built in store and
cloakroom
Expressive Arts room and store
Break out Space
2 Nursery Rooms, with kitchen, cloakrooms,
toilets and storage
2 Learning Support Rooms
Enhanced Provision Area for children with
specific needs
Games Hall – 2 badminton Court size, with
changing and stores
Offices – Administration, Head Teacher and
Depute, Staff Work Base (continued on next
page)
More information can be found on the Wick High School web site at http://www.wickhighschool.org/index....-school-build5
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