Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 28
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The Department acknowledged that there remains substantial uncertainty over its cost estimate.
Recommendation
The Department acknowledged that there remains substantial uncertainty over its cost estimate. In particular, there are a lot of risks in undertaking this redevelopment programme on an operational site and more work is needed to understand these risks and the costs of mitigating them.52 The Department set out some of the work it is currently undertaking to increase confidence in its cost estimate including building condition surveys and developing its sustainability strategy. It stated that it is using the period up to the next Programme Business Case in June 2024 to refine its cost estimate to ensure it is robust.53
Government Response
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