Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Corporate Director for Growth, Environment & Transport on a proposal for the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport to delegate authority to the Head of Waste Services to award the West & Mid-Kent Dry Recyclables contract, subject to successful procurement and also to offer contract extensions of up to two years subject to achieving satisfactory service performance and being commercially beneficial to KCC.

1.            The Head of Waste Management Services, Mr Beaver, introduced a report that explained that the current contract for the processing of dry recycling would expire in June 2016.  As the current contractor, Viridor Management Limited did not wish to extend the contract due the significant changes in the global commodity process; KCC was due to go out to Tender.  KCC had engaged with four potential suppliers that had a progressive and constructive working relationship with KCC.  It was proposed to split the contract into two lots based on the collection arrangements of the relevant Waste Collection Authorities.  This was due to the cost of recycling glass being significantly higher that residual mixed dry recyclates.

2.            Mr Beaver and Mrs Cooper agreed to follow up on comments made on possible problems at the Allington Energy from Waste (EfW) Incinerator with Mr Bowles outside the meeting. 

3.            RESOLVED that the Cabinet Committee endorsed the decision to be made by the Cabinet Member of Environment and Transport to delegate authority to the Head of Waste Services to award the West & Mid-Kent Dry Recyclables contract, subject to successful procurement and also to offer contract extensions of up to two years subject to achieving satisfactory services performance and being commercially beneficial to KCC as set out in appendix A of the report.