Decision details

The Director of Resources and Housing noted the contents of this report including its appendices, and:
Agreed the business case presented in Confidential Appendix 1 and the external due diligence conducted on the business case presented in Confidential Appendix 2.

Agreed the current position with heat loads and our plans to secure the future heat loads required in the business case presented in Confidential Appendix 1.

Agreed to proceed on the basis that the £4m grant has been approved by WYCA board and that the conditions will not be removed from Vital’s contract until the grant agreement has been signed by WYCA.

Agreed the efficiencies achieved for the spine and housing contracts via the contract variation described in Confidential Appendix 4 and delegate authority to the Executive Programme Manager, Low Carbon to agree the final terms of the variation.

Approved a limited scope of works and services for the spine DHN D&B contract as described at paragraph 3.19-3.23 of this report for a maximum sum of £1,174,398.78.

Approved an extension to the limited scope of works and services for the housing DHN D&B contract as described at paragraph 3.25-3.26 of this report for a maximum sum of £775,740.

Agreed to remove conditionality from the Vital Energi Utilities Ltd D&B and O&M contracts for the housing and spine DHNs, subject to the Executive Programme Manager, Low Carbon agreeing the terms of the contract variation as described at recommendation 1.4.

Granted authority to enter into the WYCA grant agreement for the partial funding of the Spine DHN for a value of £4m subject to the Executive Programme Manager, Low Carbon agreeing the detailed terms.