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Meeting: 21/09/2022 - City Growth and Resources Committee (Item 7)

7 Fleet Replacement Programme - OPE/22/202 pdf icon PDF 233 KB

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Decision:

(i)       notes the refreshed Fleet Asset Management Plan and supports use of the Plan to identify future replacement requests;

(ii)       notes that a detailed infrastructure plan is being developed by the Chief Officer - Corporate Landlord working with Fleet as per Recommendation (b) of Article 6 – Fleet Replacement Programme from the Committee meeting of 11 May 2021, to inform future Fleet Replacement Programme requests to support an increased number of alternative fuel vehicles and plant;

(iii)      approves the phase 3 Fleet Replacement Programme for 2022/23 (as detailed in Appendix B) and notes non-carbon fuelling technologies will be prioritised where these options exist; and

(iv)      delegates authority to the Chief Officer – Operations & Protective Services, following consultation with the Head of Commercial and Procurement Shared Services (CPSS) and Chief Officer – Finance, to consider and approve procurement business cases for vehicles and plant for the purposes of Procurement Regulation 4.1.1.2; then consult with the Convener and Vice Convener, City Growth and Resources and thereafter to procure appropriate works, supplies and services, and enter into any contracts necessary for the vehicles and plant without the need for further approval from any other Committee of the Council, within the current Capital budget.

Minutes:

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Operating Officer which provided details on the current position of the programme for Fleet Vehicles and Assets and presented the Fleet Asset Management Plan (Appendix A) which identified the age and replacement plans for all vehicles and plant to provide assurance on effective identification of assets to populate the Phase 3 Fleet Replacement Programme Projected Spend for 2022/23 (Appendix B) and future Fleet Replacement requests.

 

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note the refreshed Fleet Asset Management Plan and supports use of the Plan to identify future replacement requests;

(b)      note that a detailed infrastructure plan is being developed by the Chief Officer - Corporate Landlord working with Fleet as per Recommendation (b) of Article 6 – Fleet Replacement Programme from the Committee meeting of 11 May 2021, to inform future Fleet Replacement Programme requests to support an increased number of alternative fuel vehicles and plant;

(c)      approve the phase 3 Fleet Replacement Programme for 2022/23 (as detailed in Appendix B) and notes non-carbon fuelling technologies will be prioritised where these options exist; and

(d)      delegate authority to the Chief Officer – Operations & Protective Services, following consultation with the Head of Commercial and Procurement Shared Services (CPSS) and Chief Officer – Finance, to consider and approve procurement business cases for vehicles and plant for the purposes of Procurement Regulation 4.1.1.2; then consult with the Convener and Vice Convener, City Growth and Resources and thereafter to procure appropriate works, supplies and services, and enter into any contracts necessary for the vehicles and plant without the need for further approval from any other Committee of the Council, within the current Capital budget.

 

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.