Purpose

Manston Road Depot is the
operational base for the council's cleansing service and vehicle
fleet.  Part of the depot is designated
as a Household, Commercial and Industrial Waste Transfer
Station.  Construction works are
required at the depot to deliver the Manston Road Depot Environmental Compliance
Project. This project will improve waste storage provision and
surface water drainage to meet strict environmental permitting
requirements.
 
The required works cannot be
delivered within the budget available and the report proposed the
reallocation of funding from the Vehicle Replacement Programme to
this project. The report also proposed the approval of the key
decision to award a construction works contract.

Decision

That Cabinet:
 
1. 
approve the virement of £957k
from the 2025/26 Vehicle Replacement Programme budget to the
Infrastructure Improvement Project budget (the budget for the
Manston Road Depot Environmental
Compliance Works).
 
2. 
approve the key decision to award a contract for the delivery of
the Manston Road Depot Environmental
Compliance Works with an estimated value of £1,761k.

Reasons for the decision

To improve waste storage and surface water
drainage provision at Manston Road
depot to meet strict environmental permitting
requirements.  This decision supports
the council's statutory obligations in relation to household waste
and recycling collection and street cleansing.
 

Alternative options considered

The alternative of not reallocating funding to
the scheme was considered along with the possibility of making a
new capital bid for the funding in 2026/27. These alternatives were
rejected as they would not allow the project to be delivered this
financial year and would likely result in enforcement action being
taken against the council by the Environment Agency as
regulator.