City Growth And Infrastructure Committee - 05/01/2026

At a MEETING of the CITY GROWTH AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 5th January, 2026.

Present:-

Lord Provost Bill CAMPBELL

Depute Lord Provost Nadia EL-NAKLA

BAILIES

Will DAWSON	Kevin KEENAN	Christina ROBERTS
Willie SAWERS	Helen WRIGHT	Derek SCOTT
	Fraser MACPHERSON

COUNCILLORS

Heather ANDERSON	Lee MILLS	George McIRVINE
Jimmy BLACK	Steven ROME	Wendy SCULLIN
Kevin CORDELL	Lynne SHORT	Pete SHEARS
Mark FLYNN	Roisin SMITH	Daniel COLEMAN
Stewart HUNTER	Siobhan TOLLAND	Michael CRICHTON
Ken LYNN	Georgia CRUICKSHANK	Craig DUNCAN
	Dorothy McHUGH

Councillor Steven ROME, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 1st December, 2025 was held as read.

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

There were no declarations of interest.

II CONTRACT FOR THE TREATMENT OF PAPERS AND CARD

There was submitted Agenda Note AN1-2026 advising that following the expiration of the existing contract for the treatment of paper and card, it was necessary to undertake a procurement exercise to secure a contractor to accept this material from February 2026. A report to present a sourcing strategy for the procurement process was previously agreed at this Committee (minute of meeting of 21st April, 2025, Article V, report 124-2025 refers).

The invitation to tender was issued via the Scotland Excel Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Relating to The Treatment and Disposal of Recyclable and Residual Waste (27-17): Lot 2 Treatment of Paper, Cardboard, Newspapers, Pamphlets and Magazines (separate or mixed).

Following the tender closing date, evaluations were completed in November 2025. The bids were evaluated on service requirements, contract administration and pricing the rebate per tonne which included the haulage costs from Marchbanks transfer station, 34 Harefield Road, Dundee, DD2 3JW.

One bid was received, and following the subsequent evaluation of the bid, the table below demonstrates that Smurfit Westrock Recovered Fibre UK had the highest ranking for cost and quality.

Bidder

Evaluated Bid Price

Overall Price/ Quality Ranking

Smurfit Westrock Recovered Fibre UK, Tamworth

40 per tonne rebate

The Committee agreed:-

(i) that the contract be awarded to: Smurfit Westrock Recovered Fibre UK;

(ii) to note that the paper and card would be reprocessed at Smurfit Westrock, Vermont Street, Glasgow, G41 1LT;

(iii) to note that the contract would commence on 2nd February, 2026 and would endure for two years until 1st February, 2028. The Council may extend the contract by one or more further periods of up to one year (up to a maximum of two further one-year periods);

(iv) to note the total value of the contract for the duration of the two-year specified period was anticipated to result in an income of approximately 346,000;

(v) to note that if the extension options were enacted, an income of approximately 692,000 would be received over the duration of the contract (4 years); and

(vi) to note that the Executive Director of Corporate Services had confirmed the agreement of these recommendations would result in recurring income of 0.173m for the Waste Management division of Neighbourhood Services. This income was already assumed within the approved Revenue Budget 2025/2026.

III CITY CENTRE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (BID)

There was submitted Report No 4-2026 by the Executive Director of City Development, updating the Committee on the proposed City Centre Business Improvement District (BID) and seeking approval for Dundee City Councils support and participation in the BID ballot.

The Committee agreed:-

(i) to note the progress that had been made on the proposed City Centre BID and its alignment with the City Centre Strategic Investment Plan;

(ii) to confirm that Dundee City Council would not exercise its right to veto the BID proposal document;

(iii) to commit the Council to voting in the ballot and remit the Executive Director City Development to bring a further report to the City Growth and Infrastructure Committee on 16th February, 2026 presenting the Business Plan and recommending a voting option; and

(iv) to remit the Executive Director City Development to arrange an all-member briefing with the BID Project Manager prior to the February meeting.

IV TENDERS RECEIVED BY HEAD OF DESIGN AND PROPERTY

There was submitted Report No 3-2026 by the Executive Director of City Development, detailing tenders received and requesting decisions thereon.

(a) DRYBURGH ORLITS FLAT ROOFING REPLACEMENT PHASE 4

The Committee agreed to accept an offer from Construction Services in the sum of 298,722.29, together with allowances of 44,808.40, giving a total expenditure of 343,530.69.

(b) DRYBURGH FARMHOUSE KITCHEN AND BATHROOM REPLACEMENTS

The Committee agreed to accept an offer from Construction Services in the sum of 528,896.17, together with allowances of 79,334.43, giving a total expenditure of 608,230.60.

The Committee agreed to accept the offer from George Beattie & Sons (Glasgow) in the sum of 715,479.12, together with allowances of 184,520.88, giving a total expenditure of 900,000.

(d) DISTRICT FUND ELIZA STREET POCKET PLACE E.IS AND STREET FURNITURE PROVISION

The Committee agreed to accept the offer from Tayside Contracts in the sum of 128,234, together with allowances of 41,766, giving a total expenditure of 170,000.

Steven ROME, Convener.