RESOLVED

That Cabinet

1).    approves the recommendation of the South London Waste Partnership Joint Waste Committee to approve the appointment of the Preferred Bidder, as identified within the report, in relation to the procurement exercise that has been undertaken by the Partnership for the management of Household Reuse and Recycling Centres (HRRC) including Garth Road.

2).    approves the recommendation of the appointment of the Reserved Bidder, as identified within the report.

3).    agrees, subject to approval of the above recommendations by each borough’s Executive Committees, and financial close and ‘fine tuning’ discussions with the Preferred Bidder being resolved to the satisfaction of the Management Group and there being no material changes to the proposed solution beyond the scope of the proposed solution set out in this report, the Chair of the Management Group, acting in consultation with the Chair of the Joint Waste Committee, the Management Group, Merton’s Cabinet Member for Environmental Cleanliness and Parking, Merton’s Cabinet Member for Environmental Sustainability and Regeneration and the Legal Lead of the HRRC procurement, be given authority to request and advise Croydon Council as Lead Procuring Authority to enter into the contract and agree all necessary documentation without further recourse to this Committee