Questions from ROB to WECA Committee (20/09/24)
Can you give a detailed explanation of why this paper, which is a budget proposal not the promised report, could not have been put to the committee a year ago?
While the Better Buses Bill is moving through Parliament, it will take two years to become law. Given the current state of transport in the West of England, this delay is impractical. What are local leaders doing to pursue immediate solutions, rather than waiting on bureaucratic processes - avoid using Bill as a scapegoat?
Can you give a detailed timeline with milestones for how the scope for the proposed study would be agreed by all of the UAs before it is put out to tender, and the tender process itself?
Will the consultants who carry out the proposed work be selected from the WECA Professional Services Framework, which names the following: Aecom, AtkinsRéalis, Jacobs, Ramboll, Stantec and WSP, or will any additional consultants be eligible for this commission?
