Purpose

In
April 2019 Full Council adopted a motion
pledging to try to reach net carbon zero
emissions by 2030.  The measures to be
taken to achieve this are outlined in the
WSCC Carbon Management Plan.
 
The County Council identified,
amongst its most carbon-emitting assets, 21 premises that fulfilled
the requirements for external funding via the Public Sector
Decarbonisation Fund 3b (PSDS3b) and, in February 2023, was awarded
part-funding for the works.
 
Following the
approval
of funding to progress the design stages
of Phase 1a of the Heat
Decarbonisation Programme and the award of external funding via
PSDS3b, the programme now requires approval for the balance of
capital funding to deliver the agreed scope of works.
The
Cabinet Member for Environment & Climate Change will be asked
to approve the allocation of capital funds required to enable the
delivery of the Heat Decarbonisation Works to Phase 1a and to
delegate authority to the Assistant Director of Property and Assets
to award a contract or contracts for the delivery of the
works.

Decision

The Cabinet Member for Environment and Climate
Change –
 
(1)approves the sum of
£6.913m in capital funds to progress the HDP Implementation
Programme (Phase 1a) to completion, including the procurement
process for contractor appointment. This is made up of
£5.527m corporate funding from the decarbonisation amounts
set aside and £1.386m of anticipated grant funding.
 
(2)delegates authority to the
Assistant Director (Property & Assets) to award contracts, as
required, for the delivery of the HDP Implementation Programme
(Phase 1a), as set out in section 2 of the report.