Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of City Development on necessary approvals to progress to implementation of the scheme subject to full approval by the Department for Transport.

The Director of City Development submitted a report providing an update on the progress made in relation to the A65 Quality Bus Initiative and outlining the necessary approvals required to continue the development of the Initiative.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the contents of the submitted report be noted, and prior to the Full Approval being granted by the Department for Transport, the following be approved:

i)  the additional fee expenditure of £126,000.

ii)  the remaining ECI Contract costs of £175,000.

iii)  the mobilisation and start up costs of £180,000.

iv)  further advance payments to statutory undertakers at a cost of £455,000.

(b)  That following Full Approval being granted by the Department for Transport, approval be given to:

i)  rescind all previous approvals.

ii)  the implementation of the A65 Quality Bus Initiative scheme at a total cost of £21,580,000.

iii)  incur expenditure of £14,880,000 works, £2,000,000 land, £2,300,000 statutory undertakers  and £2,400,000 fees, all of which is included within the approved capital programme.