Agenda item

The Panel considered a report that provided an overview of the Waste Procurement project that detailed the successes, lessons learnt and the realisation of any immediate benefits.

During the ensuing discussion, reference was made to:-

(a)    the amount of work undertaken by lead officers.  A number of Members paid tribute to the amount of work that had been undertaken by the lead officers in delivering such a successful project;

(b)    the three outstanding project risks.  By way of an update, the Project Specialist advised that the installation of the bespoke IT solution was still in progress and the draft construction contract was currently with the contractors legal representatives.  Finally, the Specialist informed that the Business Continuity Plan was now in place and part of the formal contract. 

When questioned, the Specialist assured the Panel that he was confident that the outstanding risks would be overcome before the end of the summer months;

(c)    monitoring of the Waste Contract.  In noting the ongoing role that was played by both the Waste Procurement Board and the Waste and Recycling Working Group, the Panel concluded that it should be in receipt of a formal contract monitoring report at its meeting on 27 February 2020.

It was then:

RESOLVED

1.      That the contents of the report be endorsed; and

2.      That the formal Waste Contract monitoring report be presented to the Panel meeting on 27 February 2020.