Reference: D50193
Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
To provide authority to enter into an ERDF grant agreement for TIBB to insulate back to back houses owned by Leeds City Council.
To inject ERDF grant funding into the Capital Programme with match funding provided from the non traditional and hard to treat budget, within the approved Housing Revenue Account Capital Programme;
To provide authority to spend to deliver the entire TIBB programme.
To provide authority to award a contract to deliver this work to a competitively selected contractor.
The Director of Resources and Housing:
a) Gave authority to enter into an ERDF grant agreement for £5,256,713 for the TIBB programme;
b) Approved the request to inject £5,256,713 of ERDF grant funding into the Housing Leeds Capital Programme with match funding of £5,068,759 provided from the non-traditional and hard to treat budget within the approved Housing Revenue Account Capital Programme;
c) Gave authority to spend for £10,137,519 to deliver the entire TIBB programme;
d) Gave authority to procure a contractor to deliver this work from an approved framework.
Reason Key: Financial Impact>£500K;
Wards Affected: Armley; Beeston and Holbeck; Burmantofts and Richmond Hill; Gipton and Harehills; Hunslet and Riverside;
Other reasons / organisations consulted
Housing Leeds and Finance have been involved in the project since its inception in September 2017. Ward Members in two of the areas were approached in the early days about a form of innovative EWI. Ward members in all areas will be briefed on the project and will be kept informed as decisions are made on grant and contract award. The Executive Members for Communities and Climate Change, Transport and Sustainable Development will be separately consulted.
Consultees
Housing Leeds Capital Programme
Chief Officer Property and Contracts
Finance
Environment Programme Board
Ward Members Armley, Beeston and Holbeck, Burmantofts and Richmond Hill, Gipton and Harehills, Hunslet and Riverside
Executive Member for Communities
Executive Member for Climate Change, Transport and Sustainable Development
Contact: Sandy Rutherford, Programme Manager 0113 378 5878 Email: sandy.rutherford@leeds.gov.uk.
Publication date: 08/10/2019
Date of decision: 16/10/2019
Effective from: 24/10/2019
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