Agenda item

To consider a report by Councillor David Smith, Lead Member for Public Realm (copy attached) to obtain Members authorisation for the remaining steps in the process to be completed.  Three confidential appendices included as part of the documentation.

The Lead Member for Public Realm, Councillor David Smith, introduced the North Wales Residual Waste Treatment Project (NWRWTP) report (previously circulated.

The Lead Member confirmed the NWRWTP report had previously been presented at Cabinet, Council Briefing and Scrutiny Committee.  The recommendations had been agreed at all meetings.

Discussion took place and it was,

RESOLVED that Council

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

(c)  Commit to the Partnership and the project by adopting, along with the other four councils, the principles  in the second 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 of Flintshire to finalise the second Inter-Authority Agreement for signing by the constituent 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 second Inter Authority Agreement once it has been finalised in accordance with the above procedure.

(f)    Approve the proposed 2013/14 revised project budget of £595,558, together with the proposed expenditure of £321,066 for 2014/15, to take the procurement process to the final stage of Financial Close (both as set out in appendix 5).

(g)  Delegate the authorisation of ongoing budget requirements to the NWRWTP Joint Committee.