Decision details

(a)      Notes the projects completed in 2024/25 and those completed or legally committed to date in 2025/26, as shown in Appendix A;

(b)      Approves the new framework for planning and managing the Condition and Suitability Programme as set out in this report;

(c)      Notes the new and existing projects listed in Appendix B which have been prioritised for inclusion in the Condition & Suitability Programme over the next three years;

(d)      Approves the allocation of Condition and Suitability capital funding for 2025/26 to 2027/28, to create high level workstream budgets as set out at paragraph 3.14 of this report, and delegates authority to the Chief Officer – Capital, following consultation with the Chief Officer – Corporate Landlord, to: approve projects to be taken forwards within these workstreams; and, following consultation with the Convener of the Finance and Resources Committee, to vire funds between workstream budgets, should this be deemed necessary to address new emerging priorities, and/or to ensure maximum efficiency of programme delivery, with such changes to be reported retrospectively to the Committee; and

(e)      For the purposes of Procurement Regulation 4.1.1.2, delegates authority to the Chief Officer – Capital, following consultation with the Chief Officer - Commercial and Procurement Services, to: consider and approve procurement business cases for projects within each of the workstreams listed in this report; and thereafter to procure appropriate works and services, and enter into any contracts necessary for the projects without the need for further approval from any other Committee of the Council.