Decision details
Town Centre Minewater District Heat Network – contract award for Detailed Project Development / OBC
Decision Maker: Cabinet Member - Finance and Low Carbon (Deputy Leader - Councillor Abdul Jabbar)
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
To award and enter into the contract for
Detailed Project Development / Outline Business Case stage
feasibility consultancy for the proposed Oldham Town Centre
Minewater District Heat Network, to the value of
£179,700.
Decision:
RESOLVED - That:
Option 2: Award the contract and enter into a contract with Buro
Happold Limited. Under this option, the contract for DPD / OBC
stage feasibility work will be awarded to the successful bidder and
the work will commence in January 2023.
Reasons for the decision:
Option 1: Do not award the contract. Under
this option, the Council will not incur expenditure of
£59,100 by way of match funding for the £120,600 BEIS
HNDU grant which has been provided for this work. However, the
project will not progress to DPD / OBC stage.
Option 2: Award the contract and enter into a contract with Buro
Happold Limited. Under this option, the contract for DPD / OBC
stage feasibility work will be awarded to the successful bidder and
the work will commence in January 2023.
Alternative options considered:
Option 1: Do not award the contract. Under
this option, the Council will not incur expenditure of
£59,100 by way of match funding for the £120,600 BEIS
HNDU grant which has been provided for this work. However, the
project will not progress to DPD / OBC stage.
Other reasons / organisations consulted
In consultation with
Executive Director for Place and Economic Growth
Contact: Andrew Hunt, Strategy Partnerships and Policy Manager Email: andrew.hunt@oldham.gov.uk Email: andrew.hunt@oldham.gov.uk.
Publication date: 25/01/2023
Date of decision: 12/01/2023
Accompanying Documents:
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