To authorise, subject to similar approval from Worcestershire County Council, our Waste Disposal Contractor, Mercia Waste Management Ltd, to progress proposals for the development of an Energy from Waste Plant at Hartlebury Trading Estate near Kidderminster (the EfW Proposal).

To agree to indemnify the contractor the reasonable costs of Mercia in bringing forward and pursuing the EfW proposal.  This indemnity be treated in the same way as other significant costs under the PFI contract in accordance with the current standstill arrangements should the costs prove abortive and no Variation be agreed.