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Issue - decisions

External Funding for Transportation Projects

30/04/2019 - External Funding for Transportation Projects 2019/20 - PLA/19/225

(i)        to note that Aberdeen City Council:-

(1)     has been successful for funding from Paths for All to deliver projects outlined in the Smarter Choices, Smarter Places 2019/20 Programme (See Appendix 1);

(2)     is bidding for funding from NESTRANS Revenue Programme 2019/20 to deliver projects outlined in this report (See Appendix 2A);

(3)     is bidding for funding from NESTRANS Capital 2019/20 funds to deliver projects outlined in this report (See Appendix 2B);

(4)     is bidding to the SUSTRANS Community Links 2019/20 to deliver

projects outlined in this report (See Appendix 3);

(5)     is bidding for Transport Scotland Low Emission Zone (LEZ) Funding (Appendix 4);

(6)     uses Developer Obligations to construct active travel links to the A96 Corridor (Appendix 5); and

(7)     has bid for funding, and spent funding from, Transport Scotland for EV Charge Point Warranty & Annual Service Contracts;

(ii)       to approve using the Civitas PORTIS project works funding as part of the

match funding mechanism;

(iii)      to approve the cost estimate, proposed funding sources and detailed design for the Craigshaw Drive-Cycle Lanes project;

(iv)      to instruct officers to progress all necessary approvals, permissions, licenses, agreements and consents required and implement the projects;

(v)       to note that the procurement of contracts with estimated expenditure of £250,000 and above (Works) and £50,000 and above (Goods or Services) for revenue projects, was reported to, and approved at, the Strategic Commissioning Committee at its meeting on 28th March 2019 and is detailed in the Appendices;

(vi)      to note that the procurement of contracts with estimated expenditure of £250,000 and above (Works) and £50,000 and above (Goods or Services) for capital projects is included within the procurement business case to this Committee for approval and is detailed in the relevant Appendices; and

(vii)     to note that officers were reviewing internal governance aspects of the process.