Issue - meetings

          The Board considered a report of the Executive Director – Environment and Regeneration, which provided notification of the intention to undertake a procurement exercise to appoint a specialist multi-disciplinary team to prepare pre-development design and feasibility work for surface access improvements to Port Weston, Runcorn. The contract was to be funded through the Liverpool City Region Freeport Seed Investment Fund, subject to securing a Grant Funding Agreement with the Combined Authority.

          RESOLVED: That

1)    Members noted the intention to undertake a procurement exercise via the SCAPE Public Sector National Consultancy Framework, with the purpose of securing a specialist multi-disciplinary team to undertake design and feasibility work for surface access improvements to Port Weston; and

2)    delegated authority is provided to the Executive Director Environment and Regeneration, to enter into a Grant Funding Agreement(s) with the Combined Authority to access the Liverpool City Region Freeport Seed Investment Fund.