Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods providing Members with an update on the progress of the Residual Waste Treatment PFI Project since the last Executive Board update at the Detailed Solution Stage in February 2010, and in particular, advising on the outcome of evaluation of tenders received in respect of the Project. The report also identifies the proposed preferred bidder and requests authority to proceed to the Preferred Bidder stage, and describes the programme and issues going forward into the preferred bidder and post contract signature stages.

Appendices B and C to this report are designated as exempt under Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(3). Please note that Appendix C will be tabled at the meeting, as it contains highly sensitive information.

Further to Minute No. 194, 12^th February 2010, the Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods submitted a report providing Members with an update on the progress of the Residual Waste Treatment PFI Project since the last Executive Board update at the Detailed Solution Stage in February 2010, and advised on the outcome of evaluation of tenders received in respect of the Project.  The report also identified the proposed, preferred bidder and requested authority to proceed to the Preferred Bidder stage, and described the programme and issues going forward into the preferred bidder and post contract signature stages. In determining this matter, the Board took into consideration all matters contained within the accompanying report.

Further to comments received regarding the possibility of increasing recycling targets, it was agreed that a report would be submitted to the Executive Board meeting in December 2011 regarding the Council’s recycling strategy.

Both appendices B and C to the submitted report were designated as exempt under Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(3). Due to its confidential nature, appendix C was tabled and retrieved at the meeting. Following the consideration in private of both exempt appendices at the conclusion of the meeting, it was

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the contents of the submitted report, including its appendices, be noted.

(b)  That the revised price ceiling be noted.

(c)  That the outcome of the evaluation of tenders be noted.

(d)  That authority be given to proceeding to the Preferred Bidder Stage, including the formal appointment of the preferred bidder.

(e)  That a report be submitted to the December 2011 meeting of Executive Board regarding the Council’s recycling strategy.

(Under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 16.5, Councillor Golton required it to be recorded that he abstained from voting on the decisions taken above.)