Purpose

To seek approval to accept and spend a Warm
Homes Local Grant.

Content

The Committee RESOLVED to
 

Authorise the Executive Director for
Growth and Regeneration, in consultation with the Committee Chair
for Environment and Sustainability and the s151 Officer, to (if and
to the extent that the grant application is successful), enter into
a grant agreement to accept and spend £13,458,463 under the
Warm Homes: Local Grant awarded by central government to Bristol
City Council and its partners to deliver energy efficiency and
renewable measures to low-income private households with poor
energy efficiency ratings.

 

Authorise the Executive Director for
Growth and Regeneration, in consultation with the Committee Chair
for Environment and Sustainability and the s151 Officer, to invoke
any subsequent extensions/variations specifically defined in the
contract(s) being awarded, up to £51,132,348 in line with the
provisions of the grant agreement.

 

Authorise the Executive Director for
Growth and Regeneration, in consultation with the Committee Chair
for Environment and Sustainability and the s151 Officer, to bid
for, enter into a grant agreement to accept, and spend any
additional funding or extensions offered on the Warm Homes: Local
grant up to end 2028, provided that the grant conditions remain
materially the same and it is 100% grant funded.

 

Authorise the Executive Director for
Growth and Regeneration, in consultation with the Committee Chair
for Environment and Sustainability to procure and award the
contract(s) (which may be over £500k) necessary for the
implementation of Warm Homes: Local Grant, in line with the maximum
budget envelopes outlined in this report, noting the associated
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