Decision details

RESOLVED that Cabinet –

(a)       approves the award of Preferred Bidder status to Wheelabrator Technologies Inc (WTI), on the basis that following a rigorous dialogue and negotiation with WTI, the Call for Final Tender (CFT) bid submitted by WTI represents value for money for the partnership; and that following detailed financial, legal and technical evaluation of WTI’s CFT bid, the partnership is satisfied with the risk balance proposed with the contract ‘Project Agreement’;

(b)       grants authority to the North Wales Residual Waste Joint Committee to take all necessary steps to take the process forward with WTI from Preferred Bidder through to Financial Close, and award a contract;

(c)        commit to the Partnership and the Project by adopting, along with the other 4 councils, the principles in the 2^nd Inter-Authority Agreement which reflect the key terms of the Project Agreement to be entered into by the Lead Council with the Preferred Bidder on Contract Award;

(d)       delegate authority to the Lead Chief Executive to finalise the 2^nd Inter-Authority Agreement for signing by the constituent authorities, and to circulate the finalised agreement to the Monitoring Officers of all 5 Authorities take into account the views of all constituent Authorities and to refer back to the Joint Committee for approval any material departures from the agreed principles;

(e)       agree to sign the 2^nd Inter Authority Agreement once it has been finalised in accordance with the above procedure;

(f)         approve the proposed 2013/14 revised budget it being £595,558 (as set out in Appendix 5 to the report);

(g)       approve expenditure in 2014/15 to take the procurement process to the final stage of Financial Close it being £321,066 (as set out in Appendix 5 to the report), and

(h)       for the Joint Committee members to approve the ongoing project budget requirements referred to in paragraph 3.5 of Appendix 5 to the report.