To authorise the Community Services Director, in consultation with the relevant Executive Members, to award construction and operational contracts.

1.      To authorise the Community Services Director, in consultation with the Executive Member for Community Services, and the Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Corporate Resources, to award the Green Waste disposal contract to the successful tenderer/s.

2.      To authorise the Community Services Director, in consultation with the Executive Member for Community Services and the Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Corporate Resources, to award the Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) Operation contract to the successful tenderer.

3.      To authorise the Community Services Director, in consultation with the Executive Member for Community Services and the Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Corporate Resources, to undertake a selection process and award the HWRC redevelopment works contract to the successful tenderer/s.

4.      To authorise the Community Services Director, in consultation with the Executive Member for Community Services and the Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Corporate Resources, to undertake a selection process and award the Thorn Turn development works contract to the successful tenderer/s.

5.      That the phased temporary closure of the Ampthill, Biggleswade and Leighton Buzzard HWRC sites as proposed in the report to allow refurbishment works to take place be approved, noting the mitigation measures planned to minimise the impact of these closures.