CONSTRUCTION
giant Amey yesterday
took over the £245m
contract to maintain
Hampshire highways.
Worth a massive £35m a
year for seven years, the deal
sees Amey replace Balfour
Beatty on the job.
And a possible three-year
contract extension could see
the total value of the deal
climb as high as £350m.
Oxford-based Amey, owned
by Spanish builder Ferrovial,
that also owns Southampton
Airport, is now responsible
for more than 5,000 miles of
road and footway maintenance
across Hampshire.
Amey won the contract
against stiff competition
from five other companies,
reported to include
Enterprise Accord, Alfred
McAlpine, French firm Colas
and Dutch-owned Fitzpatrick.
Through its subsidiary
Raynesway, Balfour Beatty
had the contract for the past
six years, with a budget
between £25m and £33m.
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Council bosses said the new
contract placed a "greater
emphasis on the customer
experience".
Amey spokesman Kunle
Kolaru said: "Effective road
and footway maintenance can
have a significant positive
impact on the local community,
improving journeys for residents
and businesses alike.
"Amey's experience shows
that regular, two-way engagement
with the local community
is key and will be an important
element of the service
Amey will provide."
The County council's executive
member for environment
Councillor Mel Kendal said:
"Highways maintenance is one
of our priorities, and residents
tell us it's one of theirs too.
"Just about all of us use
roads and footways daily.
"Maintaining them and
getting repairs right first
time will be a cornerstone of
our relationship.
"Amey is hugely experienced
in contracts like this,
and we'll be tapping into its
expertise to make sure that
we get the best possible value
for council taxpayers."
The contract covers routine
and planned maintenance of
Hampshire's highway network
outside Portsmouth and
Southampton, excluding
motorways and trunk roads.
""Maintaining them and getting repairs right first time will be a cornerstone of our relationship."
I wait with interest their plans to resolve the continual problems on the Totton causeway.
""Maintaining them and getting repairs right first time will be a cornerstone of our relationship."
I wait with interest their plans to resolve the continual problems on the Totton causeway.
"Amey's experience shows that regular, two-way engagement with the local community is key and will be an important element of the service Amey will provide."
For goodness sake this is a road repair contract. Does this mean that each guy filling potholes will wear a little name tag and greet me by name?
"Amey's experience shows that regular, two-way engagement with the local community is key and will be an important element of the service Amey will provide."
For goodness sake this is a road repair contract. Does this mean that each guy filling potholes will wear a little name tag and greet me by name?
[quote][bold]hulla[/bold] wrote:
""Maintaining them and getting repairs right first time will be a cornerstone of our relationship." I wait with interest their plans to resolve the continual problems on the Totton causeway.[/quote] "excluding motorways and trunk roads"
I guess the causeway will still be cause for concern.
hulla wrote:
""Maintaining them and getting repairs right first time will be a cornerstone of our relationship." I wait with interest their plans to resolve the continual problems on the Totton causeway.
"excluding motorways and trunk roads"
I guess the causeway will still be cause for concern.
Isn't most of the problem at the causeway the leaky gas main? No highway maintenance firm will fix that: trouble is, Gas Board don't seem able to fix it either!
Isn't most of the problem at the causeway the leaky gas main? No highway maintenance firm will fix that: trouble is, Gas Board don't seem able to fix it either!
[quote][bold]Pete[/bold] wrote:
Isn't most of the problem at the causeway the leaky gas main? No highway maintenance firm will fix that: trouble is, Gas Board don't seem able to fix it either![/quote] I understand it is the gas main, but about time the highways agency, or those responsible, applied pressure on the gas board to stop digging the road up, holding up traffic and resolve the problem
Pete wrote:
Isn't most of the problem at the causeway the leaky gas main? No highway maintenance firm will fix that: trouble is, Gas Board don't seem able to fix it either!
I understand it is the gas main, but about time the highways agency, or those responsible, applied pressure on the gas board to stop digging the road up, holding up traffic and resolve the problem
Posted by: Jon, Loughborough on 7:03pm Fri 2 May 08
[quote][bold]hmm[/bold] wrote:
I wonder if they will used £20 notes to fill the holes? This is just nonsese[/quote] You do not know how to spell - how can you comment?
hmm wrote:
I wonder if they will used £20 notes to fill the holes? This is just nonsese
You do not know how to spell - how can you comment?
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