| Reference Number :- | 2632 |
| Date :- | 2015/12/11 |
| Decision Maker :- | Cabinet |
| Subject to Call-in :- | Yes |
| Subject of Decision :- | Clacton and Holland-on-Sea Coast Protection Scheme End of Project Review and Proposed Cliff Stabilisation Work |
| Decision :- | That Cabinet: (a) Noted the current position of the Clacton to Holland Coast Protection Project and agreed to the use of £1million of this Council’s risk ‘pot’, being this Council’s contribution to the project ahead of any contribution from Essex County Council’’s own risk ‘pot’; (b) Approved the new cliff stabilisation project for inclusion in the 2015/16 Capital Programme at a cost of £5.028million funded by grants of £1.947million from the Environment Agency, £0.081million from this Council’s unused risk ‘pot’ and £3.000million from Anglian Water; (c) Subject to the above, agreed to the delivery of the Cliff Stabilisation project in a phased approach to protect the Council’s financial position should the funding position change over the delivery period of the project; (d) Subject to c) above, agreed that delegation be given to the Corporate Director (Life Opportunities), in consultation with the Finance and Procurement Manager and the Legal Services Manager, to undertake the necessary procurement processes to appoint a Design and Project Management Consultant and a Works Contractor to deliver the Cliff Stabilisation project; (e) Subject to the above, agreed that delegation was to be given to the Corporate Director (Life Opportunities), in consultation with the Portfolio for Coast Protection and the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Transformation, to amend the Capital Programme should the funding position change; and (f) Agreed to up to £0.065million being made available from the Contingency Budget to support the remedial work being taken in response to sand building up under Clacton Pier which was being progressed in partnership with the Pier owners. |
| Reason for Decision :- | Having considered the proposal submitted. |
| Alternative Options Considered :- | None. |
| Conflicts of Interest Delared (and Dispensations Granted by the Monitoring Officer) :- | None. |
| Contact Officer :- | Monitoring Officer and Legal Services Manager - Lisa Hastings, Finance and Procurement Manager - Richard Barrett Engineering Services Manager - Mike Badger |
| Decision to Take Effect at end of :- | 2015/12/21 |
| Attachments :- | Cliff Stabilisation Works Clacton to Holland Report (237K/bytes) |