On 7
September 2021, Cabinet:-
(i) Approved
the acceptance of Grant funding of £6.856m of which a capitalisation element of
£0.566m will be paid to Acivico Limited through an existing agreement to fully
administer the scheme on the Council’s behalf. The funding is Green Homes Grant
LAD2 allocated from Business Energy Industry Strategy, administered through the
Midlands Energy Hub (MEH);
(ii) Delegated
authority to the Managing Director of City Housing to take decisions as
required in regard to the identification of appropriate areas for delivery and
profiling and tenure split of grant monies based on the proposals submitted to
MEH outlined in Appendix 1 to the report. The current plan is split 75% BCC
dwellings, 15% Private Landlord properties and 10% owner occupiers, 1470 properties
in total;
(iii) Approved
HRA revenue contributions to Capital of up to £3.22m as required match funding
contributing to the capital investment proposed on HRA dwellings;
(iv) Authorised
the Managing Director of City Housing to instruct Acivico Ltd to provide the
professional services to support the delivery of LAD2 at a cost not to exceed
£0.566m and be fully met from Grant allocation;
(v) Delegated
authority to Managing Director City Housing in consultation with Cabinet Member
Homes and Neighbourhoods, Interim Director Council Management (or their
delegate) and Acting City Solicitor (or their delegate) to apply for and accept
any future related LAD funding. Green Homes Grants – Local Authority Delivery
Phase 2;
(vi) Approved
the strategy and commencement of the procurement activities by Acivico Ltd for
the works for the LAD2 scheme and future related LAD schemes, using the
Constructing West Midlands 2 (CWM2) Framework Agreement and delegates the award
of the contract to the Managing Director, City Housing in conjunction with the
Interim Assistant Director of Procurement (or their delegate), the Interim
Director of Council Management (or their delegate) and the Acting City
Solicitor (or their delegate;
(vii) Authorised
engagement with BCC’s wholly owned company Acivico Ltd to support the delivery
of LAD 2 and future related LAD schemes using the Constructing West Midlands 2
Framework;
(viii) Authorised
the Acting City Solicitor (or delegate) to negotiate, execute and complete all
necessary legal documentation to give effect to the above recommendations.
THE DEADLINE FOR CALL IN IS 1600 HOURS ON
MONDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2021.