Agenda item

To confirm the value of the grant available to the Council and to notify Cabinet of the intention to bring this resource into the transport capital programme to commence a detailed development and the full business case for the scheme.

Consideration was given to a report of the Executive Director, Place and Economic Growth which sought approval of a grant offer from the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) for delivery of an outline/full business case for the delivery of a highway improvement scheme along the Mumps corridor and surrounding area.

The Greater Manchester CRSTS business case was submitted in September 2021 by Transport for Greater Manchester on behalf of itself and all 10 Greater Manchester Districts.

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority received confirmation of the full regional CRSTS allocation on the 1^st April 2023and in the 29^th July 2023 the Department for Transport as the funders of the City Region Sustainable  Transport Settlement, confirmed the delivery plans and funding allocations to each City Region Mayor.

The improvements to the Oldham Mumps Corridor was included in the scheme which has been developed over the last year and has now secured Strategic Outline Business Case assurance through the Transport for Greater Manchester Process to move to the next stage of scheme development.

Options/alternatives

Option 1:

a)    That the grant offer from the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) for scheme development of the Mumps corridor scheme be accepted.

b)    That approval is granted to enter into a Funding Delivery Agreement with TfGM in relation to the proposed scheme development.

c)    That approval for all procurement and tender award activity carried out in accordance with Contract Procedure Rules and any resulting decisions relating to the necessary external support required to develop the scheme (examples listed in the report) be delegated to the Executive Director for Place & Economic Growth or a nominated representative.

d)    That approval to use part of the grant funding to appoint temporary support to Council teams, as required, to progress design options, stakeholder engagement and production of the full business case to secure further capital funding for Oldham.

e)    That approval to the Director of Legal Services or his nominated representatives be granted to execute and complete any contractual documents.

Option 2:

a)    That the grant offer from the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) for scheme development of the Mumps corridor scheme is not accepted.

b)    That approval to enter into a Funding Delivery Agreement with TfGM in relation to the proposed scheme development is not granted.

c)    That all procurement and tender award activity and decisions relating to the necessary external support required to develop the scheme (examples listed in the report) shall not be delegated.

d)    That approval to use part of the grant funding to appoint temporary support to Council teams, as required, to progress design options, stakeholder engagement and production of the full business case to secure further capital funding for Oldham is not granted.

RESOLVED – That:

1.    That the grant offer from the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) for delivery of an outline/full business case (OBC/FBC) for the scheme along the Mumps corridor be accepted.

2.    Approval be granted to enter into a Funding Delivery Agreement with TfGM in relation to the proposed scheme development.

3.    That the intention to bring the additional resource into the transport capital programme in 2023/24 and complete development of the scheme in the appropriate timescales be noted.

4.    Approval to procure and make tender awards (in accordance with the Contract Procedure Rules) relating to the necessary external support required to develop the outline/full business case (OBC/FBC) be delegated to the Executive Director for Place & Economic Growth or a nominated representative.

5.    Approval to use part of the grant funding to appoint temporary support to Council teams, as required, to progress design options, stakeholder engagement and production of the full business case to secure further capital funding for Oldham be agreed.

6.    Approval to the Director of Legal Services or his nominated representatives be granted to execute and complete any contractual documents be agreed.