Archived decisions

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Date of Decision:

27 October 2008

Decision Title:

The South East Hampshire Bus Rapid Transit

Decision Reference:

315

Report From:

Director of Environment

Contact name:

Keith Willcox

Tel:

01962 846997

Email:

[email protected]

1) Summary

The following decisions were made:

1.1. That final approval be given to submit a Full Business Case to the Department for Transport/Department for Communities and Local Government by 31 October 2008 for the first phase of the proposed Bus Rapid Transit Scheme along the disused railway corridor between Fareham and Gosport and thereafter to report to Cabinet following the announcement by Department for Transport of the successful bids in February 2009.

1.2. That, in view of the timescales for implementation of the first phase of the proposed Bus Rapid Transit Scheme, delegated authority be given to the Director of Environment, in consultation with the Head of Corporate and Legal Services, to undertake an appropriate procurement process for the selection of contractors and consultants to work with the Council to develop the preparation and design of the Bus Rapid Transit Scheme, and thereafter, if appropriate, to retain them to implement the Scheme.

2) Reasons for the decision

2.1. To benefit from external funding which is time limited.

3) Other options considered and rejected:

3.1. Option 1:

That no bid for external funding is submitted; but this was rejected as this could have affected the financial viability of the whole scheme.

4) Conflicts of Interest:

4.1. Conflicts of interest declared by the decision-maker:

None

4.2. Conflicts of interest declared by other Executive Members consulted:

None

5) Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee:

None

6) Any reasons for the matter being dealt with if urgent:

None

7) Statement from the Decision Maker:

Approved by:

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Date: 27 October 2008

Chairman of the Cabinet

Councillor T.K. Thornber, CBE