Purpose

-  Approved the council entering into Connection and Supply Agreements with a number of prospective customers for Leeds PIPES

-  Approved the awarding of contract/contracts to the project’s Principal Contractor for detailed design at a number of sites to facilitate connections to Leeds PIPES, utilising standard council T&Cs

-  Approved the awarding of contract/contacts to the project’s Principal Contractor for works to connect customers to Leeds PIPES, utilising an NEC3 contract

Potential customers to be detailed in the accompanying Key Decision report confidential appendix.

Decision

The Director for Communities, Housing, and Environment has taken the following decisions:

a)  Approve the awarding of contracts for detailed design at sites included in Confidential Appendix 1 – 24/25 Leeds PIPES Customers, to the maximum values stated, to Vital Energi Utilities Ltd.

b)  Approve the entering into of Connection and/or Supply Agreements with the customers included in Confidential Appendix 1 noting that any variations to the standard council position in these agreements will be subsequently approved by the Chief Officer for Climate, Energy and Green Spaces under the established delegations.

c)  Approve the awarding of contracts to Vital Energi Utilities Ltd for the design and build of connections to sites included in Confidential Appendix 1, to the maximum values stated.

d)  Note that Confidential Appendix 1 is excluded from this report for reasons detailed at paragraph 41, in line with the Local Government Act 1972.