Report seeks delegated authority to award the Highways Grass Cutting Contract and Food Waste Disposal Contract. Both contracts are required to be in place and operational by 1 April 2017.

1.      To authorise the Director of Community Services, in consultation with the Executive Member for Community Services, to award a contract for highways grass cutting as detailed within the report and enter into the appropriate legal agreements in order to meet the required timescales allowing the contract to be operational by April 2017.

2.      To authorise the Director of Community Services, in consultation with the Executive Member for Community Services, to award  a contract for food waste disposal as detailed within the report and enter into the appropriate legal agreements in order to meet the required timescales allowing the contract to be operational by April 2017.

The Executive considered a report from the Executive Member for Community Services that set out proposals leading to the award of contracts for highways grass cutting and food waste disposal.  The food waste disposal contract would only operate in the north of Central Bedfordshire.

Reason for decision:  To ensure that the Council had contractors in place to commence the highways grass cutting and food waste disposal contracts from 1 April 2017.

RESOLVED

1.      to authorise the Director of Community Services, in consultation with the Executive Member for Community Services, to award a contract for highways grass cutting as detailed within the report and enter into the appropriate legal agreements in order to meet the required timescales allowing the contract to be operational by April 2017; and

2.      to authorise the Director of Community Services, in consultation with the Executive Member for Community Services, to award  a contract for food waste disposal as detailed within the report and enter into the appropriate legal agreements in order to meet the required timescales allowing the contract to be operational by April 2017.