Decisions for issue Fleet Procurement

RESOLVED: That the Committee –

(i)             Delegated authority to the Executive Director of Environment, Economy & Culture, in consultation with the Chief Finance Officer, to enter into a contract up to the value of £2.400m for four electric powered side-lifting RCVs;

(ii)            Delegated authority to the Executive Director of Environment, Economy & Culture, in consultation with the Chief Finance Officer, to enter into future contracts for low emission RCVs up to a maximum value of £2.500m per year, or any alternative value approved by Budget Council as part of the Capital Programme, for the duration of the Fleet Strategy 2020 to 2030;

(iii)          Agreed that the use of the delegated authority as set out in 2.2 will be reviewed annually at Policy & Resources Committee as part of the Fleet Strategy Update report;

(iv)          Agreed additional borrowing of £0.200m to purchase electric fleet required for the Toilet Cleansing Service.