On 25 June 2024, Cabinet:-
(i)
Approved the Annual Programme Update (APU)
provided as Appendix A to the report at a total estimated value of £308.372m;
(ii)
Approved, subject to the Council’s Gateway and
Related Financial Approval Framework (GRFAF), confirmation of 2024/25 funding
and pursuant to the delegations set out in recommendations 2.5 to 2.9:
(a) An estimated allocation of
£6.254m in 2024/25 of new Local
Network Improvement Plan (LNIP)
funding provided through West
Midlands Combined Authority
(WMCA) devolved transport grant
process, to named projects; and
(b) The release of LNIP development
funding of £2.605m from within
the
allocation shown in paragraph to
progress named projects to
Outline Business Case (OBC) and
Full Business Case (FBC) stage,
which have a strong probability
of
being delivered through either
current or future funding
mechanisms;
(iii)
Approved the allocation of up to £31.482m of net
surplus revenues from the Clean Air Zone in accordance with the Transport Act
2000 and the statutory charging order, noting that actual expenditure will
require the approval of specific OBC and/or FBC reports;
(iv)
Delegated approval of all OBCs, FBCs and related
reports including revised financial appraisals for named projects and
programmes detailed in Appendix A of the report to the Strategic Director of
Place, Prosperity and Sustainability in consultation with the Director of
Finance (Section 151 Officer) or their delegate, up to a maximum value of
£5.000m, and to the relevant portfolio holder up to a maximum value of
£10.000m;
(v)
Approved the strategy for the procurement
activity in 7.4 and delegated the award of contracts for services and works to
support the delivery of the named projects within Appendix A of this report to
the Strategic Director of Place, Prosperity and Sustainability in consultation
with the Interim Director Commercial and Procurement, Director of Finance
(Section 151 Officer) and the City Solicitor and Monitoring Officer (or their
delegates) for values above the procurement threshold and up to £10.000m;
(vi)
Under the Council’s Procurement and Contract
Governance Rules paragraph 4.59 vi, approved applying a Negotiated Contract
without competition to West Midlands Combined Authority, for any highways and
infrastructure works and services to support the delivery of named projects
within Appendix A of the Transport and Highways Delivery Programme, in
accordance with the approach in paragraph 7.4.4 and delegated the award of any
subsequent contracts to the Strategic Director of Place, Prosperity and
Sustainability in consultation with the Interim Director Commercial and
Procurement, Director of Finance (Section 151 Officer) and the City Solicitor
and Monitoring Officer (or their delegates);
(vii)
Delegated authority to bid for and accept
external capital and revenue resources in line with Council priorities and
consistent with the policies and objectives of the Birmingham Transport Plan to
the Assistant Director Transport and Connectivity in consultation with the
Director of Finance (Section 151 Officer) or their delegate, up to a maximum
value of £5.000m, and to the relevant portfolio holder up to a maximum value of
£10.000m. Schemes that are successful in securing external capital and revenue resources
will be added to the THDP as appropriate;
(viii) Delegated
authority to approve virements of funding into and between named projects
within Appendix A of the THDP to the Assistant Director Transport and
Connectivity, up to a maximum value of £5.000m, and to the relevant portfolio
holder up to a maximum value of £10.000m;
(ix)
Authorised the City Solicitor and Monitoring
Officer to negotiate, execute and complete any necessary legal documentation to
give effect to the above recommendations.
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