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Consideration was
given to an updated ‘Decarbonising the Council’s
Estate’ List A Capital Plan scheme to cover all of the projects as outlined in the report,
including a number of decarbonising and energy efficiency projects
for which grant funding applications had been successful and
several other projects being funded directly by the Borough
Council, with a view to supporting delivery of the Climate Change
Strategy.
 
Members welcomed
the positive outcomes in relation to the external grant awards,
details of which were set out in 1.2 of the report.  In addition to the projects for which external
funding had been obtained, a number of
other projects which were either linked to those or had already
received approval by the Council utilising its own funding were set
out in 1.3 of the report.
 
It was noted that
the capital plan scheme ‘Decarbonising the Council’s
Estate (P06AM)’ was previously approved based on an estimate
of an external funding of £800,000 and a Council contribution
of £430,000, which figures now required updating following
confirmation of the grant awards.  A
revised set of allocations to individual projects to be covered by
the updated capital scheme were suggested in 1.4.3 of the report,
with a total of £930,000 from TMBC funding and
£1,644,799 from external grant funding.
 
Individual project
evaluations for the new schemes were attached at Annexes 1 to 3 for
information.
 
Although slight
concern was expressed over the uncertainty around the noise level
of the air source heat pumps to be installed at the Larkfield
Leisure Centre, Members were assured that the level of noise would
be taken into account as part of the
planning process with due consideration given to mitigation
measures if necessary.
 
In addition,
particular reference was made to 1.6 of the report where the
proposed procurement routes for the projects were set out and duly
considered by Members.
 

RESOLVED:  That quotations and
tenders in respect of the following decarbonising and energy
efficiency projects be sought and procurement routes be approved as
required by paragraph 8.1 of the Borough Council’s Contract
Procedure Rules, including the use of frameworks where appropriate,
as set out below and detailed in 1.6 of the report:
 
(1)         
in respect of the re-felt work at Larkfield Leisure Centre, the LHC
RS4 Roofing Systems Framework be utilised;

 
(2)         
in respect of the installation of solar PV at Larkfield Leisure
Centre, the Laser Consult, Design, Install Framework be utilised;
and
 
(3)         
in respect of the installation of air source heat pumps at
Larkfield Leisure Centre, an open tender exercise be
undertaken.

RECOMMENDED*:  That
 
(1)         
the List A capital plan scheme ‘Decarbonising the
Council’s Estate’ be updated to include all of the
projects as outlined in the report;

 
(2)         
a revised figure of £1,644,799 attributable to external grant
funding, be reflected in the updated Capital Plan Scheme; and

 
(3)         
an increased contribution of £500,000 by the Borough Council
to the Capital Plan Scheme, with £225,000 being funded from
the Revenue Reserve for Capital Schemes and £275,000 being
funded from the Climate Change Reserve, be approved.

*Recommended to Council