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CONTRACT SIGNED FOR £60M SCHEME TO IMPROVE HOUSING
A £60 million contract to build new and better homes for people with learning disabilities and mental health needs in Leeds was signed today, 09 June 2008.
The 25 year housing Private Finance Initiative (PFI) between Leeds City Council and the Leeds Independent Living Accommodation Company (LiLAC) Consortium will see 73 houses, bungalows and small blocks of flats built across Leeds in phased developments.
Construction work will now begin in June 2008 and scheduled for completion in June 2011. The first tenants should be in their new homes in March 2009.
The LiLAC Consortium comprises specialist housing provider Progress Care Housing Association, local company Jack Lunn (Properties) Ltd and M J Gleeson Group plc, whose specialist PFI company, Gleeson Capital Solutions managed the bid
The Independent Living Project will deliver purpose-designed, new homes for 343 adults who currently live in 13 large residential homes, allowing them to live closer to their own communities in smaller, more independent settings. The state-of-the-art homes will be suited to the needs of the people using them and will incorporate assistive technology.
The project will also enable new services to be developed which cater specifically for learning disabled people with complex needs.
The project is part of a wider modernisation programme in Leeds to improve the quality of life for people with learning disabilities and mental health needs. Individualised packages of care and support will be delivered through Leeds City Council and other partners which will promote independence, well-being and choice.
The council has been successful in attracting PFI credits for the Independent Living Project from the Department for Communities & Local Government and the Department of Health.
Under the terms of the contract, Jack Lunn (Construction) Ltd, a local building company, is responsible for the design and build of the properties. Powerminster Gleeson Services will maintain the buildings and provide cleaning and gardening services. Progress Care Housing Association is the Registered Social Landlord and holds a national reputation for providing quality housing in the community for people with learning disabilities and mental health needs. The senior funders of the project are Nord LB
Councillor Peter Harrand, Executive Board member for adult services, said:
“These new, high quality homes will help their tenants live as independently as possible, as valued members of the community and playing a full part in local life. The homes will provide them dignity, privacy and a quality of life that is not currently available in the present hostel-type accommodation.”
Alan Johnson, Managing Director of Progress Care Housing Association, said:
“Progress Care Housing Association has worked with Leeds City Council to provide supported housing in the city for more than six years. We are now looking forward to starting a new chapter in this partnership as the LiLAC consortium’s housing provider, which will vastly improve the quality of life and independence of many Leeds residents.”
For media enquiries please contact:
John Donegan, Leeds City Council Press Office (0113) 247 4450
email John.Donegan@leeds.gov.uk
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Notes:
The LiLAC owners are :-
•Progress Care Housing Association Ltd (a member of the Progress Housing Group)
•Gleeson Capital Solutions Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of M J Gleeson Group plc)
•Jack Lunn (Properties) Ltd
List of Members of the LiLAC Consortium:
Organisation Role
Gleeson Capital Solutions LiLAC Lead role and bid co-ordination
Progress Care Housing Association Specialist Housing Management Services
Works and Housing Management Integration
Jack Lunn (Construction) Ltd Design Co-ordination and Construction
Nord LB Funding Solutions
Powerminster Gleeson Services Facilities Management Services
Stephen Davies Associates Employers Agent / Cost Consultant
Halliday Clarke Lead Consultant / Architect
Smeedon Foreman Landscape Architect
HBPW Consulting Structural Engineer
Hammonds Legal Advisors
BDO Stoy Hayward Financial Advisors
Gibbs Laidler Consulting Insurance
SMC Jenkins & Marr Life Cycle
List of Leeds City Council’s advisors on this scheme include:
•Financial Adviser (PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd - PwC)
•Legal Adviser (DLA Piper UK LLP)
•Technical Adviser (EC Harris LLP)
•Insurance Adviser (AON Ltd)
List of schemes PFI Leeds City Council has signed previously
Schemes closed to date:
•Cardinal Heenan,
•Leeds 7 Schools,
•10 Primary Schools,
•Combined Secondary Schools,
•Street Lighting,
•BSF Phase 1
•Swarcliffe Housing Project
06/08/2008
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