Purpose

Haseley
Trading Estate

To approve expenditure and award a JCT Design and
Build contract with Amendments (where required) to a principal
contractor for the delivery of a vehicle depot for the waste
service.

To approve expenditure and agree terms and
conditions with the District Network Operator (DNO) for an upgraded
electricity connection, in order to award a contract with the DNO
for the upgraded electricity connection to enable electric vehicle
charging.
 

Decision

RECOMMENDATION(S)
That
Cabinet

(a) 
recommends to Council to proceed with increasing the
capital budget envelope by £2.3m to provide a total budget of
£15.9m, with 50 per cent of this total budget being the
council’s share of the costs associated with delivering the
waste vehicle depot and making it operational within the required
timeframes, and

 

(b) 
subject to Council approval of the increased budget
envelope, award the JCT Design and Build contract to the preferred
bidder to deliver the vehicle depot on the Haseley Trading Estate
and

 

(c) 
delegates to the Head of Development and Corporate
Landlord, in consultation with the Head of Finance and Head of
Legal, to approve terms and conditions to directly award a contract
to the District Network Operator (DNO) for an upgraded electricity
connection and

 

(d) 
delegates to the Head of Development and Corporate
Landlord, in consultation with the Head of Finance and Head of
Legal, authority to secure a temporary vehicle depot site, as a
contingency plan, and enter into the necessary leases and any
ancillary agreements which will bind the council (jointly with
South) for an agreed period, to be funded from contingency if
required.