Issue - meetings

The Cabinet is requested to consider the agenda report and its two appendices and to make the following resolution:

That the contract be awarded to Supplier D for the purchase of two x 26 tonne (Gross Vehicle Weight) refuse collection vehicles at a total cost of £ 317,566 excluding VAT (chassis/body and bin lifter) funded from the Asset Replacement Reserve (as set out in para 5.1 of the agenda report).

RESOLVED

That the contract be awarded to Supplier D for the purchase of two x 26 tonne (Gross Vehicle Weight) refuse collection vehicles at a total cost of £317, 566 excluding VAT (chassis/body and bin lifter) funded from the Asset Replacement Reserve (as set bout in para 5.1 of the agenda report).

The Cabinet received and considered the agenda report and its two appendices (copies attached to the official minutes).

The report was introduced by Mr Barrow.

Mr Hole and Mr Riley were in attendance for this item.

Mr Barrow summarised sections 3, 4 and 5 of the report and referred to the two appendices for the basis on which contractor D was being recommended as the preferred tenderer. As to the suitability of the subject vehicles for the future collection of food waste, (a) the introduction of such a service was not currently being contemplated by CDC and (b) these particular vehicles would be deployed for trade waste and so would not be used for food waste in any event. He endorsed the recommendation in para 2.1 of the report.

Mr Hoole confirmed the need to replace the existing vehicles for the reasons and within the timescale set out in the report.

Mr Riley did not wish to add to what had been sent by Mr Barrow and Mr Hoole.

Mr Hoole and Mr Riley answered members’ questions on points of detail with respect to: the new vehicles’ CO₂ emissions performance; how the tender bidders were identified; the Alcatel process; and the capacity of the asset replacement programme to sustain purchases of subsequent vehicles over the next few years.

Mrs Hardwick said that the proposed purchases were in accordance with and would be fully funded from the current asset replacement programme.

Decision

The Cabinet voted unanimously on a show of hands in favour of the resolution below.       

RESOLVED

That the contract be awarded to Supplier D for the purchase of two x 26 tonne (Gross Vehicle Weight) refuse collection vehicles at a total cost of £317, 566 excluding VAT (chassis/body and bin lifter) funded from the Asset Replacement Reserve (as set out in para 5.1 of the agenda report).