Reference: D56256
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
- Approving the council entering into Connection and Supply Agreements with a number of prospective customers for Leeds PIPES
- Approving the awarding of contract/contracts to the project’s Principal Contractor for detailed design at a number of sites to facilitate connections to Leeds PIPES, utilising standard council T&Cs
- Approving the awarding of contract/contacts to the project’s Principal Contractor for works to connect customers to Leeds PIPES, utilising an NEC3 contract
Potential customers to be detailed in the accompanying Key Decision report.
The Director for Communities, Housing, and Environment has taken the following decisions:
a) Approved the awarding of contracts for detailed design at sites included in Confidential Appendix 1 - 23/24 Leeds PIPES Customers, to the maximum values stated.
b) Approved the entering into of Connection and/or Supply Agreements with the customers included in Confidential Appendix 1 noting that any variations to the standard council position in these agreements will be subsequently approved by the Chief Officer for Climate, Energy and Green Spaces under the established delegations.
c) Approved the awarding of contracts to Vital Energi Utilities Ltd for the design and build of connections to sites included in Confidential Appendix 1, to the maximum values stated.
d) Noted that Confidential Appendix 1 is excluded from this report for reasons detailed at paragraph 41, in line with the Local Government Act 1972.
Reason Key: Financial Impact>£500K;
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Other reasons / organisations consulted
The Director for Resources, the Director for Communities, Housing and Environment, and the Executive Member for Infrastructure and Climate will continue to be consulted in the lead up the decision being taken, and will be reported to regularly on progress of the implementation of the decisions.
Consultees
Director for Communities, Housing and Environment
Director for Resources
Executive Member for Infrastructure and Climate
Procurement and Commercial Services
Governance
Highways and Transportation
Contact: Joe Callin, Senior Project Officer Email: joseph.callin@leeds.gov.uk.
Publication date: 06/04/2023
Date of decision: 18/04/2023
Effective from: 26/04/2023
Accompanying Documents: