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Commercial contract manager for heat network energy centre development and coordination of infrastructure handover
Decision Maker: Director: Management of Place
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
BCC are actively installing heat networks
across the city in order to support the Mayor’s commitment
for Bristol to be a carbon neutral city by 2030 and to reduce fuel
poverty. A tender exercise was carried out to appoint a suitably
qualified and heat network/energy centre experienced contractor to
support the development of Energy Centres to provide low carbon
heat to the Bristol Heat Network.
Decision:
Approval for the award of a contract to ECO50
to provide commercial contract support for the design and build of
Energy Centres in Bristol. The second part of the award is to
provide technical support for the development and coordination of
handover of infrastructure to ensure effective and efficient
operation.
Alternative options considered:
Option 1 - Options for suitably qualified and
experienced individuals within BCC were considered but there was no
availability. Managing the contracts within the existing team was
also considered but Legal advice was to appoint a contractor with
suitable experience to ensure best value for BCC.
Option 2 -
Option 3 -
Publication date: 15/10/2020
Date of decision: 21/09/2020