PERIOD
2015-16 Quarter 3
1st Oct 15 - 31st Dec 15
Section 31 Local Authority Major Projects Unified Progress Report and Funding Claim Form
Part 1
SCHEME INFORMATION
Lead Local Authority
Norfolk County Council
Scheme Name
Norwich Northern Distributor Route
Scheme Description
The NDR scheme is a dual carriageway distributor road from the A47 at Postwick to the A140 junction near Norwich International Airport to
the north of the city. It is 14km in length and includes at-grade roundabout junctions at intersections with existing radial routes. The DfT
contribution towards the Postwick Hub element was paid in full during 2014/15 and this funding claim is only for the NDR element of the
scheme.
Is this a Grant Claim?
Yes
Is this the final claim?
No
Part 2
STATUS OF SCHEME
Full Approval - Under Construction
Expected Date
Actual Date
Date bid
Total Scheme
DfT
NOTES:
of bid
of bid
Approved by
Cost
Contribution
(1) This should be the total cost of the scheme at
submission
submission
DfT
(Note 1)
(Note 2)
the time of DfT approval or at the time of the
(dd-mm-yy)
(dd-mm-yy)
(dd-mm-yy)
£
£
application to DfT for approval, whichever is
Programme Entry
09-Sep-2011
08-Sep-2011
15-Dec-2011
£111,140,000
£86,490,000
applicable.
(2) This should be the approved DfT contribution or,
in the case of an approval applied for the requested
Conditional Approval
DfT contribution
Full Approval
01-Jun-2015
07-Aug-2015
25-Nov-2015
£105,890,281
£77,490,000
Latest Estimate of Scheme Cost (if different from above)
Estimated
Actual Date
Date
(dd-mm-yy)
(dd-mm-yy)
Start of construction
01-Oct-2015
04-Jan-2016
End of construction
26-Mar-2018
IF NO GRANT HAS BEEN AWARDED IN 2015-16 PLEASE GO TO PART 4
Part 3
IN YEAR FINANCE SUMMARY
2015-16 Full
2015-16
Variance
% Variance
Year Forecast
Maximum Grant
(from Part 7)
Allocation
(as per award letter
& determination)
£16,700,000
£16,700,000
-£0
(0.0)%
Please explain any variance in part 6
Part 4
PROGRESS AGAINST MILESTONES
Milestone
Completed?
Expected
Current /
Comments
(Yes or No)
Completion
Actual
(mandatory if any slippage since last quarter)
Please focus on future milestones or recently completed milestones
Date as on
Completion
previous
Date
return
(dd-mm-yy)
(dd-mm-yy)
Approval of BAFB from DfT (Programme Entry)
Yes
15-Dec-2011
15-Dec-2011
Postwick Hub Side Road Orders Public Inquiry
Yes
03-Jul-2013
03-Jul-2013
Postwick Hub Start of works
Yes
12-May-2014
12-May-2014
Postwick Hub Works Completed
No
01-Oct-2015
04-Feb-2016
Construction programme delay due to spells of extremely bad weather and archaeological investigation
works. Works are substantially complete and junction is now fully open to traffic
NDR - Submit Planning Application
Yes
07-Jan-2014
07-Jan-2014
NDR - Start of NSIP DCO Examination
Yes
02-Jun-2014
02-Jun-2014
NDR - NSIP DCO Examination ends
Yes
02-Dec-2014
02-Dec-2014
NDR - NSIP DCO Inspectors report
Yes
02-Mar-2015
02-Mar-2015
NDR - Finalise Target Cost
Yes
01-May-2015
02-Sep-2015
Negotiations took longer than anticipated due to shortfall in funding and required a report to be taken to
NCC full Council
NDR - Confirmation of Orders
Yes
30-May-2015
02-Jun-2015
Submit Final NDR Full Approval application to DfT
Yes
01-Jul-2014
07-Aug-2015
Draft documents submitted in July 2015. Final documents submitted in August 2015
NDR - Site Clearance Works/Mobilisation Start
Yes
01-Sep-2015
23-Nov-2015
Start delayed due to legal challlenge on full Council decision made in connection with a shortfall to
funding
NDR - Work Starts on Site
Yes
01-Oct-2015
23-Nov-2015
Start delayed due to legal challlenge on full Council decision made in connection with a shortfall to
funding
NDR - Work Completed
No
01-Oct-2017
26-Mar-2018
Completion date reflects delayed start date
Submission of evaluation plan to Dft (Mandatory)
Yes
30-Jun-2015
07-Aug-2015
Draft evaluation document for NDR was submitted in June 2015. Final version submitted on 7 August
2015
Submission of evaluation report to Dft (Mandatory)
No
01-Nov-2018
Part 5
CURRENT TOTAL ESTIMATED OUTTURN
All figures in resource accounting basis (including risk and inflation but NOT
COSTS
Optimism Bias)
Annual profiles
Total scheme
DfT Scheme DfT Prep Costs
Local
Local
Third Party
cost
Cost
Funding
Authorities'
Authorities'
Funding
Funding
Intended
Prep Costs
( Note 5)
(Note 3)
Contribution
Contribution
(Note 4)
[a]
[b]
[c]
[d]
[e]
£
£
£
£
£
£
Pre 2008-09
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
NOTES
(3) Dft funding should be shown in the year the work
2011-12
was carried out . The yearly funding profile should
2012-13
£1,303,804
£464,575
£839,229
be the actual amout or forecast that will be claimed
in the corresponding year. Not necessarly the
2013-14
£2,863,064
£1,020,174
£1,842,890
maximum grant allocation that has been awarded for
2014-15
£4,813,760
£1,715,251
£3,098,509
a particular year.
The total of this column should not exceed the
2015-16
£16,703,210
£13,500,000
£3,203,210
agreed maximum DfT contribution.
2016-17
£40,433,490
£31,300,000
£9,133,490
2017-18
£36,350,799
£29,490,000
£6,860,799
(4) Include 3rd party contributions that are planned
but not secured
2018-19
£3,122,154
£3,122,154
2019-20
£300,000
£300,000
(5) For schemes with Programme Entry or later
approval the figures in this column should be limited
2020-21
to funds for which there is a commitment or
Post 2020-21
conditional written offer.
Total scheme costs
105,890,281
74,290,000
3,200,000
28,400,281
0
0
IF NO GRANT HAS BEEN AWARDED IN 2015-16 PLEASE GO TO PART 8
Part 6
BREAKDOWN OF EXPENDITURE
Comments:
PERIOD
2015-16 Quarter 3
1st Oct 15 - 31st Dec 15
Section 31 Local Authority Major Projects Unified Progress Report and Funding Claim Form
Category of Expenditure
Total
Dft's
Total
Dft's
Should match headings used in the Major Scheme Business Case or Best and Final
Expenditure
Expenditure
Expenditure
Expenditure
Bid
this financial
this financial
this quarter
this quarter
year to date
year to date
£
£
£
£
Construction Costs
£1,717,992
£1,717,992
£1,596,121
£1,596,121
Land Costs
£623,459
£623,459
£504,230
£504,230
Preparation Costs
£2,095,574
£2,095,574
£864,974
£864,974
Supervision
£0
£0
£0
£0
Previous year Preparation Costs
£3,200,000
£3,200,000
£0
£0
TOTAL
7,637,026
7,637,026
2,965,326
2,965,326
Part 7
SUMMARY OF GRANT FORECAST & CLAIMS (DfT CONTRIBUTION ONLY)
The forecast and actual spend figures in this
Start of Year
Latest
Actual Spend
Grant already
Grant
section should relate solely to the DfT
Forecast
Forecast
paid by DfT
payments due
contribution to the scheme
(Budget Profile)
Spend
( Note 6)
£
£
£
£
£
Pre 2015-16
0
0
0
Apr-15
3,200,000
3,200,000
3,200,000
NOTES:
May-15
(6) Please include all grant paid in respect of the relevant
period, irrespective of the payment date
Jun-15
681,445
681,445
681,445
Quarter 1 - 2015-16
3,881,445
3,881,445
3,881,445
3,881,445
(0)
Jul-15
(7) Grant claims exceeding the maximum allocation may not be
Aug-15
met unless previously agreed by DfT. Please contact DfT if you
would like to increase your annual allocation. We cannot
Sep-15
790,255
790,255
790,255
guarantee that any underspend will be incorporated into a
Quarter 2 - 2015-16
790,255
790,255
790,255
790,255
(0)
higher grant in future years. Please contact DfT immediately
Oct-15
you become aware of a potential underspend this year.
Nov-15
Please explain any variance between your forecast at the start
Dec-15
2,965,326
2,965,326
2,965,326
of the FY, current forecast and your actual spend
Quarter 3 - 2015-16
2,965,326
2,965,326
2,965,326
2,965,326
0
Comments:
Jan-16
Feb-16
Mar-16
9,062,974
9,062,974
Quarter 4 - 2015-16
9,062,974
9,062,974
0
0
TOTAL
16,700,000
16,700,000
7,637,026
Q3 Full Year Forecast
16,700,000
2015-16 Maximum Allocation
16,700,000
Total Grant Requested
(0)
Variance ( Note 7)
(0)
Part 8
LA CONTACT INFORMATION
General scheme enquiries
Claim enquiries
(if different)
Name:
xxx
Position:
xxx
Organization:
Norfolk County Council
Address 1:
County Hall
Address 2:
Martineau Lane
Address 3:
Norwich
Address 4:
Norfolk
Postcode:
NR1 2SG
Telephone number:
xxx
e-mail address
xxx
Part 9
DECLARATION & CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER On behalf of
Norfolk County Council
STATEMENT
I apply for grant payment of
(£0.17)
I certify that all the information provided in this form is to the best of my knowledge accurate as at the date of
this report and belief correct.
The expenditure which is being claimed for has been properly incurred on the Project in accordance with the
terms and conditions detailed in the award letter and determination for s31 grant for the financial year 2015-16.
Only those costs which may be properly charged to capital in accordance with The Code of Practice on Local
Authority Accounting in the United Kingdom are included.
I undertake on behalf of the authority to pay the Secretary of State any excess resulting from audit certification.
I will retain all invoices and other relevant financial documentation relating to this scheme for a minimum of six
years after the final date of the final grant award.
Name:
Signed:
Date:
Chief Finance Officer
xxx
Name:
Signed:
Date:
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Section 31 Local Authority Major Projects Unified Progress Report and Funding Claim Form
Senior Responsible Owner
xxx
Bank Details
Name of Bank
xxx
Address
x
x
x
x
Bank Account Number
x
Bank Sort Code
x
Part 10
FOR DFT USE ONLY
FOR DFT USE ONLY
Certification
This claim has been checked. I am satisfied it is in order.
I certify that the grant claim for the above scheme is satisfactory. The claim, which is considered fair and reasonable, is in
accordance with the terms of the grant offer letter. The arithmetic is correct. No previous grant claim for the same work has been
made and payment has not previously been authorised.
Name:
Signed:
Date:
Authorisation
I am satisfied that this grant claim for the above scheme is in order and I hereby approve payment.
Name:
Signed:
Date: