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(a)      Notes the proposed route
and estimated return on investment to construct, operate and
maintain the district heating transmission pipeline in Appendix 1,
Section 4 – Financial Case;
(b)      Authorises the Chief
Officer - Commercial and Procurement to commission the necessary
ancillary external resources to support the project delivery, to
undertake a procurement exercise to invite tenders for a design and
build framework contract, and, upon completion, to issue a call-off
order for the detailed design of the district heating transmission
pipeline to RIBA Stage 4 (to include a survey and assessment of the
existing Aberdeen Heat and Power City Centre and Seaton heat
network to ensure technical compatibility), and to request a fixed
price from the contractor for the construction of the transmission
pipeline.