FOI/202500483589 · FOI · unclear
Scottish Government property maintenance information: FOI release
Information requested
You asked for the following information:
1. What is the total cost of the Scottish Government buildings’ maintenance backlog? 2. Please could you split the answer to (1) up by building. 3. Across the last 10 years how much has the Scottish Government spent on maintenance of buildings it owns or uses? 4. How many Scottish Government buildings are known to currently contain asbestos? 5. Across the last 10 years how many Scottish Government buildings have had asbestos removed? 6. What is the total cost of the work outlined in (5)?
Response
1. The total maintenance backlog cost associated with Scottish Government buildings currently stands at £6,935,340. This figure reflects overdue life cycle and maintenance forecast costs and does not include design fees or professional services related to implementation, which would be determined following a formal tender process.
A comprehensive Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) programme is in place to proactively manage building assets. This programme incorporates both time-based and usage-based scheduling, supported by routine inspections and servicing to identify and mitigate potential issues before they escalate.
In addition, any minor reactive maintenance requirements are addressed promptly by the contracted maintenance provider, in accordance with the terms of their service agreement.
2. A breakdown by building and ordered on estimated costs is shown in the following table:
Property Name Total Asset Spend 1 Victoria Quay, Edinburgh £3,451,671 2 SASA, Labs and Greenhouses £930,375 3 5 Atlantic Quay, Glasgow £687,669 4 Marine Lab, Aberdeen £310,995 5 Longman House, Inverness £310,957 6 Thainstone Court, Inverurie £272,805 7 Saughton House, Edinburgh £240,442 8 Saint Andrews House, Edinburgh £122,896 9 Strathearn House, Perth £111,070 10 Cadzow Court, Hamilton £83,367 11 Keith Street, Stornoway £43,780 12 Tweedbank, Gala £27,965 13 Bute House, Edinburgh £27,160 14 Balivanich, Benbecula £25,418 15 Governors House, Edinburgh £25,270 16 Strathbeg House, Thurso £21,625 17 Faskally Fresh Water Laboratory £18,292 18 Tankerness Lane, Kirkwall £18,145 19 Cameron House, Oban £18,139 20 Brooms Road, Dumfries £18,085 21 Agriculture & Rural Economy (Bull Stud Farm), Inverness £15,832 22 Scotland House, Brussels £14,820 23 Russell House, Ayr £13,020 24 Compass House, Dundee £11,955 25 Crossapol, Tiree £9,955 26 Fishery Office, Campbeltown £9,745 27 Denholm House, Livingston £9,535 28 Inchbraoch House, Montrose £8,720 29 Station Street, Stranraer £6,835 30 Fraserburgh Fishery Office £5,590 31 Charlotte House, Lerwick £5,520 32 Scorrybreck, Portree £5,232 33 Anstruther Fishery Office, Cunzie Street £5,041 34 Peterhead Fishery Office £4,650 35 Scotland House, London £4,380 36 Scrabster Fishery Office £3,765 37 Ullapool Fishery Office £3,595 38 Ocean Trade Centre, Torry £3,480 39 Buckie Fishery Office £3,445 40 Alexander Fleming House, Elgin £3,325 41 The Links, Golspie £3,175 42 Lochinver Fishery Office £3,050 43 Kinlochbervie Fishery Office £2,320 44 Girnock Burn Fish Trap, Field Station £2,075 45 Kirkwall Fishery Office £1,815 46 Lerwick Fishery Office £1,785 47 Mallaig Fishery Office £1,515 48 Kinnaber Mill Trap Site, Field Station £1,344 49 AB1, Aberdeen £1,185 50 Baddoch Burn Fish Trap, Field Station £700 51 Ardheslaig (The Packing Shed) £500 52 Campbelltown, Garage £300 53 Peterhead, Garage £285 54 Stornoway, Fishery Office £200 55 Hadrian House, Falkirk £175 56 Ayr, Garage (Fishery) £150 57 Fraserburgh Garage £150 58 Tarbert Fishery Office,Fish Market £50 Total £6,935,340
3. Over the past 10 years, the Scottish Government has spent a total of £22,861,882.04 on the maintenance of buildings it owns or occupies.
4. Asbestos is currently known to be present in 37 Scottish Government buildings.
5. Records of asbestos removal are only available from October 2021 onwards. Since that time, asbestos removal has been carried out in 7 Scottish Government properties.
6. The total cost of asbestos removal work carried out since October 2021 is £30,412.03.
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