Issue - meetings

Report of Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport seeking approval for exemption to procurement to enter into partnership with Network Rail for the Northam Rail Bridge project, detailing latest Council contributions and grant from Department for Transport.

Decision Made: (CAB 24/25 45924)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport, Cabinet approved the following:

(i)  To delegate authority to the Head of Supplier Management to direct award a contract for design and build in relation to the Northam Bridge Project via a procurement exemption to Network Rail to support the development of the Outline Business Case (for the design and other products).

(ii)  To accept the initial Outline Business Case grant of £1.45M from Department for Transport, to adjust the Northam Rail Bridge capital budget, and authorise spend of the funding across 2024/25-2026/27 financial years.

(iii)  To delegate authority to the Executive Director of Growth and Prosperity in consultation with the Executive Director of Enabling Services (s.151 Officer) to accept any future grants in relation to this project and make the necessary budget adjustments (including spend approvals within budget) arising from the acceptance of such grants.

(iv)  To approve the change in the local contribution (an increase of £0.416M to now a total of £1.377M consisting of SCC Local Transport Plan, Revenue, and S106 Developer Contributions funding from 2024/25 and 2025/26) and change the allocation for Northam Rail Bridge OBC in the Capital Programme.