Issue - meetings

Background:

This report reviewed the progress of the Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) contract currently delivered by Waste Recycling Group (WRG).

This contract broadly consisted of the following elements:

·        the management of three HWRCs

·        the haulage of all materials arising at the sites with the exception of waste electrical and electronic equipment and household batteries, which were covered by producer compliance schemes

·        the marketing and sale of materials arising at the sites with the exception of residual waste, wood waste, and those detailed above

·        achievement of a 50% recycling rate target at each site in the first 12 months after commencement, and 60% for each following 12 month period

·        the provision and maintenance of containers necessary to provide the service to supplement those provided by the Council

·        the provision of all plant and equipment necessary to provide the service including remote access to the CCTV system, an electronic data management system and an automatic number plate reader system at each site.

This was based upon the procurement process undertaken during 2009 -2010 and had led to an award of contract by Cabinet on 20 July 2010 for service commencement on 1 October 2010.

The report set out details of a number of options, together with their respective advantages and disadvantages. It had been approved for submission to Cabinet after review and discussion at Regeneration, Community and Culture Directorate Management Team on 24 November 2011 and Strategic Procurement Board on 30 November 2011.

A performance report providing an overview of the work carried out in the first year of the contract was attached to the report and an exempt appendix set out details of key information in relation to finance and the whole life costings for this contract.

Reasons:

The decision is on the basis that this contract is providing value for money, and that WRG have achieved their year one target of a 50% recycling rate while delivering high quality services for the residents of Medway with high satisfaction levels recorded.