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Received a report from the Corporate Director of Adult and Community Services concerning the tendering of the Scrattons Farm Eco Park remediation project.

Agreed, in order to assist the Council to achieve its Community Priority of “Making Barking and Dagenham Cleaner, Greener and Safer”, to:

(i)  officers inviting, appraising and evaluating tenders for the remediation of the contaminated land at neutral cost to the Council as described in the report subject to planning consent and resident support; and to note that if the tender process does not produce a cost neutral situation the scheme will not proceed.

(ii)  The acquisition of a long term lease of 2550 sq. metres of land, to the south of Levine Gardens, from its current owners Network Rail, at a nominal rent (peppercorn), as shown on the plan attached to the report. This will be carried out in accordance with the Council’s land acquisitions and disposal rules. The subsequent contract will be for a peppercorn consideration; and

(iii)  delegate authority to the Corporate Director of Adult and Community Services in consultation with the Lead Member for Culture and on the advice of the Legal Partners, to award the contract following the agreed procurement process.