Bellozanne: New Sewage Treatment Works: Revised Procurement and Programme Strategy

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A decision made 23 May 2016:

Decision Reference: MD-T-2016-0046
Decision Summary Title :	New Bellozanne Sewage Treatment Works – Revised Procurement And Programme Strategy		Date of Decision Summary:	17 April 2016
Decision Summary Author:	Director Waste Strategy		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	New Bellozanne Sewage Treatment Works – Revised Procurement And Programme Strategy		Date of Written Report:	17 April 2016
Written Report Author:	Director Waste Strategy		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Exempt QE Article 33(b)
Subject: New Bellozanne Sewage Treatment Works – Revised Procurement And Programme Strategy
Decision(s): The Minister noted the impacts on the STW project as a result of the revised procurement strategy and programme and confirmed his agreement to the revised approach.
Reason(s) for Decision: A Performance Review of the existing procurement strategy has concluded that the strategy was not offering States of Jersey an optimum solution with best value and was therefore not tenable. A delay to the procurement of a Clinical Waste disposal solution for the Island has enabled the STW programme to be revised to better accord with the funding allocation set out in the MTFP 2016-19.
Resource Implications: The revised strategy and programme is anticipated to be cost neutral.
Action required: Waste Strategy team to procure the new STW in accordance with the revised proposals outlined.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Infrastructure
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):