On 22
March 2022, Cabinet:-
(i) Approved the Annual
Programme Update (APU) provided as Appendix A to the report at a total
estimated capital cost of £331.203m, including Annexes A to F setting out major
schemes, programme governance and prioritisation criteria, as an update to the
Transportation and Highways Capital Programme 2021/22 to 2026/27 approved by
Cabinet in February 2021 at a total estimated capital cost of £237.601m;
(ii) approved, subject to
the City Council’s Gateway and Related Financial Approval Framework (GRFAF),
confirmation of 2022/23 funding and pursuant to the delegations set out in
recommendations 2.5 to 2.1:
·
An estimated allocation £6.254m in 2022/23 of
new LNIP funding provided through WMCA devolved transport grant processes, to named
projects;
·
The release of LNIP development funding of
£2.082m to progress named projects to Outline Business Case (OBC) and Full
Business Case (FBC) stage;
(iii) noted that approved
prudential borrowing (PB) detailed in Appendix B of the report and associated
PB financing will be formally committed at project FBC stage in accordance with
the City Council’s GRFAF, with new resources and windfalls used to offset the
requirement for borrowing wherever possible;
(iv) delegated approval of
all OBCs, FBCs and related reports including revised financial appraisals for
named projects and programmes detailed in Appendix A (Annex F) of this report
to the Strategic Director of Place, Prosperity & Sustainability in
conjunction with the Director of Council Management and in consultation with
the relevant portfolio holder, up to a maximum value of £2.000m;
(v) delegated approval of
all OBCs, FBCs and related reports including revised financial appraisals for
named projects and programmes detailed in Appendix A Page 3 of 15 (Annex F) to
a report of the Strategic Director of Place, Prosperity & Sustainability
and Director of Council Management to the relevant portfolio holder, up to a
maximum value of £10.000m;
(vi) delegated authority to
approve the strategy for the procurement activity and the award of contracts
for the professional services and works to support the delivery of the named
projects within Annex F of the Transport and Highways Capital Programme to the
Strategic Director of Place, Prosperity & Sustainability in conjunction
with the Assistant Director, Procurement, the Director of Council Management
and the City Solicitor (or their delegates) for values below the procurement
threshold of £10.000m;
(vii) delegated authority to
bid for and accept external capital and revenue resources in line with City
Council priorities and consistent with the policies and objectives of the West
Midlands Strategic Transport Plan, Birmingham Development Plan, and Birmingham
Transport Plan to the Strategic Director of Place, Prosperity &
Sustainability, in conjunction with the Director of Council Management, and in
consultation with the relevant portfolio holder, up to a maximum value of
£2.000m;
(viii) delegated authority to
bid for and accept external capital and revenue resources in line with City
Council priorities and consistent with the policies and objectives of the West
Midlands Strategic Transport Plan, Birmingham Development Plan, and Birmingham
Transport Plan to a report of the Strategic Director of Place, Prosperity &
Sustainability and Director of Council Management to the relevant portfolio
holder, up to a maximum value of £10.000m;
(ix) delegated authority to
approve virement of funding between named projects within Annex F of the
Transport and Highways Capital Programme, to the Strategic Director of Place,
Prosperity & Sustainability, in conjunction with the Director of Council
Management, and in consultation with the relevant portfolio holder, up to a
maximum value of £2.000m in line with City Council policies and objectives, and
the City Council GRFAF;
(x) delegated authority to
approve virement of funding between named projects within Annex F of the
Transport and Highways Capital Programme, to a report of the Strategic Director
of Place, Prosperity & Sustainability and Director of Council Management to
the relevant portfolio holder, up to a maximum value of £10.000m in line with
City Council policies and objectives, and the City Council GRFAF;
(xi) approved, in the event
of a successful bid, the acceptance of the £2.25m Active Travel Fund Tranche 3
grant via the WMCA (as detailed in sections 3.28 to 3.31), noting that the
Active Travel Fund Tranche 3 project becomes a named project within Annex F of
the report;
(xii) authorised the City
Solicitor to negotiate, execute and complete any necessary legal documentation
to give effect to the above recommendations.
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