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

(b)      approve the Phase 5 Fleet Replacement Programme for 2024/25 (as detailed in Appendix B); and

(c)      delegate authority to the Chief Officer – Operations, following consultation with the Chief Officer - Commercial and Procurement Services and Chief Officer – Finance:-

(1)    to consider and approve any additional procurement business cases for vehicles and plant for the purposes of Procurement Regulation 4.1.1.2;

(2)    then consult with the Convener and Vice Convener, Finance and Resources Committee and thereafter to procure appropriate works, supplies and services, and

(3)    to 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.

With reference to article 6 of the minute of meeting of 22 November 2023, the Committee had before it a report by the Director of City Regeneration and Environment which (1) provided an update on the progress of the Fleet Vehicles and Assets replacement programme; (2) reset the Fleet Asset Management Plan (Appendix A), which identified age and replacement plans for all vehicles and plant to provide assurance on effective identification of assets to populate the Phase 5 Fleet Replacement Programme Projected Spend for 2024/25 (Appendix B) and future Fleet Replacement requests; and (3) provided an updated position on the interdependencies of the provision of alternative fuel technology on the Fleet Replacement Programme.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

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

(b)      approve the Phase 5 Fleet Replacement Programme for 2024/25 (as detailed in Appendix B); and

(c)      delegate authority to the Chief Officer – Operations, following consultation with the Chief Officer - Commercial and Procurement Services and Chief Officer – Finance:-

(1)    to consider and approve any additional procurement business cases for vehicles and plant for the purposes of Procurement Regulation 4.1.1.2;

(2)    then consult with the Convener and Vice Convener, Finance and Resources Committee and thereafter to procure appropriate works, supplies and services, and

(3)    to 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.