Decision details

Wigan Council has been awarded £1,824,336.46 Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure funding. Approval is sought to authorise TfGM, on behalf of Wigan Council, to undertake the preparatory procurement arrangements to utilise this funding to enable the delivery electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Delegated approval is also sought for the contract award to the successful Charge Point Operator(s)

The Portfolio Holder for Planning, Environmental Services and Transport: -

(1)     authorises Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) to undertake the procurement arrangements to deliver the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Programme on behalf of Wigan Borough Council, in accordance with TfGM’s existing constitutional arrangements and the Memorandum of Understanding referred to in 3;

(2)     delegates authority to the Assistant Director Planning and Regeneration, to take any decisions necessary to facilitate a contract award by TfGM to the successful supplier(s) following the conclusion of the procurement exercise referred to in 1 and to agree the final detailed terms of the Memorandum of Understanding referred to in 3;

(3)     approve entering into the Collaborative Memorandum of Understanding between TfGM and the GM Local Authorities in the substantive form set out in Appendix 1 to the report; and

(4)     authorise the Assistant Director – Legal, Governance and Elections to enter into any agreements necessary to facilitate the above on behalf of the Council.

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