Croxley Rail Link and the Comprehensive Spending Review
 

DfT have published an update paper on their schemes with this entry
relating to the Croxley Rail link.

"Schemes in the Pre-Qualification Pool
Value for money not clear. Subject to preliminary assessment before
decisions in January 2011 on which of these can join the Development Pool."

The general write up of those schemes is:

"The Pre-Qualification Pool (34 schemes)

The schemes that have been placed into this pool a-
- All schemes with Programme Entry other than those in the Development Pool
- All schemes with a valid Programme Entry bid lodged with DfT prior to
the 10 June suspension of Majors guidance, other than those in the
Development Pool.
- Essential maintenance and/or bridge replacement schemes prioritised in
the RFA whether or not a Programme Entry bid has already been lodged with
DfT.

These are schemes where we have not completed a business case assessment
in the last four years and therefore cannot be certain whether they
provide value for money. In addition, some of the schemes in this pool may
not be deliverable in the spending review period.

What are the next steps for schemes in this pool?
- We will invite promoters to submit an expression of interest by the end
of December, similar to that for Development Pool schemes.
- For schemes with Programme Entry bids lodged with DfT we will conduct a
fitness-for-purpose check on existing business cases.
- Essential Maintenance schemes will go through a slightly different
process where we will seek to verify evidence on condition and risk.
- Following a sift based on the above, we will make decisions by the end
of January on which schemes should join the Development Pool
- After January the Pre-Qualification Pool will cease to exist and any
schemes not selected for the Development Pool will not be funded in the
Spending Review period."

From
http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/regional/l.../pdf/transport
schemes.pdf

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Colin Rosenstiel