Provision of an Energy from Waste Facility

Tender description

The Partner Councils sought to procure residual waste management services to receive and treat residual municipal waste, managed by or on behalf of the Partner Councils. It is estimated that the Partner Councils will require treatment and disposal services for approximately 150,000 tonnes per annum of residual municipal waste. The Contractor is to accept Contract Waste at a facility to be designed, built and operated on a site, owned by the Partner Councils at East Tullos industrial Estate, Aberdeen (the "Site"). Planning permission to build an EFW Facility on the Site was granted by Aberdeen City Council on 10 October 2016. Link to the Planning Permission: https://publicaccess.aberdeencity.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=ZZZY9GBZSK952 The construction costs are being financed by the Partner Councils. The Contractor is required to accept and treat all Contract Waste from the commencement of the service period of circa 20 years which will be preceded by a construction period of up to 3 years. Under the project agreement entered into by Aberdeen City Council, as Lead Authority and the Contractor, Contract Waste may also include residual municipal waste from other Local Authorities established under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1994 and any successor bodies (‘Associated Council’). The contract is based on the latest HM Treasury and DEFRA/ WIDP guidance for waste projects, other relevant guidance issued by the Scottish Government and/or the Scottish Futures Trust, with relevant amendments to reflect project specific requirements and the Partner Councils funding of construction costs. The contract includes: — to the extent necessary to deliver the contractor's technical solution, the design, construction, commissioning, licensing, permitting, operation and maintenance of residual municipal waste reception and treatment facility(ies) for the processing of residual municipal waste to produce energy, to meet the targets and the requirements of the Partner Councils via a design, build, and operate approach; — the working capital costs required for the Project, recognising that the Partner Councils will fund the construction costs through milestone payments during the construction period.