Agenda item

To consider a proposal to bring to final tender the procurement for the collection and treatment of food waste as a part of the garden waste bin recycling scheme.

Cabinet considered a proposal to bring to final tender the procurement for the collection and treatment of food waste as a part of the garden waste bin recycling scheme.

Councillor J Wray, Chairman of the Environment and Regeneration Overview and Scrutiny Committee, reported that the Committee at its meeting on 4^th May 2017 had made the following recommendations:

1.    That the scheme does not conflict with any proposed residential development or the Bentley Master Plan and Development Framework.

2.    That assurance be given that the scheme can accommodate household growth, as outlined in the local plan.

3.    That assurance be given that the disposal and transport of compost will be dealt with correctly.

4.    That the Council provide bio-degradable caddy bags to encourage the recycling of food waste.

5.    That odour issues be dealt with appropriately.

RESOLVED

That Cabinet

1.    approves the contents of the report and the findings of the Organic Waste Treatment Procurement: Final Tender Evaluation Report set out in Appendix 1;

2.    approves the selection of Lot 1 Bidder 1 as the Preferred Bidder based on the Organic Waste Treatment Procurement: Final Tender Evaluation Report and the contents of the report;

3.    authorises the Corporate Manager for Waste and Environment Services as the Senior Responsible Officer for the Organic Waste Treatment Procurement in consultation with the Chief Operating Officer and the Director of Legal Services to clarify, specify and optimise the Preferred Bidder’s final tender to enable the Council to enter into a legally binding contract with the Preferred Bidder;

4.    upon the satisfactory completion of the above clarification, specification and optimisation stage, delegates the final decision to award a contract to the Preferred Bidder to the Portfolio Holder for Regeneration and Assets;

5.    notes the budget position to date and maintains the current capital budget allocated towards the cost of the Organic Waste Treatment Procurement in the Council’s Capital Programme until all the Council’s costs attributable to the Preferred Bidder’s solution are identified; and

6.    notes that if a contract is awarded to the Preferred Bidder, the implementation of the Preferred Bidder’s solution will require a coordinated approach from the Council and its ASDVs including but not limited to:

§  The location subject to planning permission of the facility at the Council’s site, at Leighton Grange Farm, Crewe detailed on the appended diagram;

§  Upgrading of part of the access road to the Council’s Site and, if necessary, any improvement works required to the junction of the access road and the A530. Costs will be confirmed following site investigation however highways initial estimate is in the order of  £500,000 to 1 million depending on services and ground conditions;

§  The supply and distribution of food waste caddies and bags to the relevant households estimated at approximaetly £322,000; and

§  A communications strategy to inform residents of service changes and drive behavioural change.

Before closing the meeting, the Chairman congratulated Councillor S Corcoran on his election as leader of the Labour Group. Councillor Corcoran paid tribute to his predecessor, Councillor David Newton.