Issue - decisions

Halifax, Walking Cycling and Bus Transformation Package - Halifax Bus Station

01/09/2020 - Halifax, Walking Cycling and Bus Transformation Package - Halifax Bus Station

(i)              That in respect of the Halifax, Walking Cycling and Bus Transformation Package – Halifax Bus Station the Investment Committee approved that:

(a)         The Halifax Bus Station scheme proceeds through decision point 4 (full business case) and work commences on activity 5 (full business case with finalised costs).

(b)        Indicative approval to total scheme costs of £15.805 million, with £15.4 million to be funded through the Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) and £405,000 from the West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund (WY+TF), with full approval to spend being granted once the scheme has progressed through the assurance process to decision point 5 (full business case with finalised costs).

(c)         Additional approval to £1.12 million development costs from the TCF fund, of which £421,000 is to reimburse the WY+TF and £700,000 to support development costs to progress to full business case with finalised costs (activity 5), taking the total approval to the scheme to £1.53 million.

(d)        Approval to enter into a funding agreement with Calderdale Council for advanced works development activity as determined by the Project team, ahead of the next decision point 5, for an amount to be determined by the Project team within the overall approved development costs of £1.53 million as outlined in (iii)

(e)         Future approvals are made in accordance with the assurance pathway and approval route outlined in this report including at decision point 5 through a delegation to the Combined Authority’s Managing Director following a recommendation by the Combined Authority’s Programme Appraisal Team. This will be subject to the scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in this report.