Issue - decisions

(1)  That approval be given to the carrying out of a procurement process for the external commissioning of the services currently covered by the Highways Alliance contracts.

(2)  That Option 17, as described in the report, be approved as the package of contracts to be offered to the market within an Alliance model utilising the New Engineering Contract NEC4.

(3)  That the Executive Director for Environment and Economy, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and the Executive Councillor for Highways, Transport and IT, be delegated authority to take all decisions necessary to progress the procurement of the replacement arrangements to include choice of procurement procedure, scope of the services and the terms of all necessary legal documentation but excluding the final decision to award the contract.