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The location of the new Government HQ has been revealed as Cyril Le Marquand House, its old premises.
Under the plans, the Union Street office block will be knocked down to create a new development opening in 2024, which is intended to help reduce the Government's office estate from 21 buildings to six, while bringing in savings of up to £7m a year.
The Government is now in the concluding stages of a procurement process to build the new facility with Jersey Office Developments (1J) Ltd.
The Government will lease the building for three years once completed, with an option to buy during that time. If that option is not taken up, the Government will agree a longer-term lease.
“Moving to a single headquarters will support the modernisation of our public services and help to provide improved services to islanders, as well as deliver Ministers’ priorities more effectively," Chief Minister Senator John Le Fondré commented.
“A new, modern and fit-for-purpose building will reduce our operational costs and address the legacy of underinvestment in office accommodation for our employees. It’s important that we improve the working environment, not only to support employees’ health and wellbeing, but to enable improved teamwork and collaboration across teams and departments.
“As we are still in contract negotiations, and due to the commercially sensitive nature of this process, we cannot provide more detailed information yet. However, I am very pleased that we have reached this decision. It is positive for islanders and for our town and will be a major step forward for our modernisation programme."
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Where is the money coming from for this ridiculous project????
What about the money spenders doing us all a favour and stop thinking of new ways to spend my wages for a day. I might be able to save a tenner a week then for my retirement.
This government is a standing joke.
We already have a substantial overdraft £ 500 million, which somehow is going to be repaid by previous years income tax payers.
Then we are going to borrow about £ 1,000,000,000 { yes, a billion is a lot } to build and finance our new hospital.
Then this CRAZY idea ~ get a grip Ministers and States members, or don't you want a job at the coming Election ?
I hope this proposed build-and-lease arrangement is not a Jersey version of the U.K.’s Private Finance Initiative whereby builders build buildings and U.K. departments and even the NHS lease them. With that comes ruinous, really ruinous, maintenance charges. These have had serious effects on the finances of those who lease them. I think someone - Scrutiny? - should ensure this building is not a PFI in all but name. We should be afraid, very afraid.