Agenda item

Fleet Renewal (Exempt under Paragraph 14)

Minutes:

Decision:

 

That Members:

 

1.Note the financial implications of renewing the council’s recycling vehicles for recycling collections;

 

2. Confirm a preference to purchase electric RRVs and approve the associated the funding to be taken into account in the ongoing budget round,

 

3. Support the current procurement process being abandoned and re-started taking into account lessons learned; and,

 

4.Delegated Authority be granted to the Head of Streetcare in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Street Scene and Chief Finance Officer to award to the top ranking electric RRV supplier under the re-run procurement process subject to WG funding.

 

Reason for Proposed Decision:

To ensure the recycling collection service has the suitable vehicles for service delivery in accordance with both the Council’s and national wellbeing and decarbonisation goals.

 

Implementation of Decisions:

The decisions will be implemented after the three day call in period.