Highways Maintenance Request
Case reference EIR2024/01464
Received 27 August 2024
Published 17 September 2024
Request
Please could you respond to the following questions, regarding highways delivery.
- Do you use contractors or self-deliver highways maintenance for your local authority?
- If a contractor is used for a PFI contract, when did this contract commence and when does it end?
- Have you considered using innovated materials to fix road defects?
- Which highways maintenance contractors and sub contractors do you (or your wider main contractor) use and what activity are they responsible for?
- What plant machinery is used in your highways maintenance, both yours and your contractors / rental partners?
- What measurement criteria is used to assess the contractor’s performance?
How have they performed over a 12 month period?
- What is the spending and workforce associated to each of the following – planned highways maintenance, reactive highways maintenance, capital schemes?
- Who is the individual(s) that assess the assets and machinery used in your highway maintenance?
- Do you provide your own PPE?
- What measurement do you use to identify the longevity of the highways maintenance fix?
- What innovation have you trailed for highway maintenance?
Response
Please could you respond to the following questions, regarding highways delivery.
- Do you use contractors or self-deliver highways maintenance for your local authority?
A: In addition to the main contractor Balfour Beatty (BBLP), Herefordshire Council has its own highway delivery framework. More details can be found at http://councillors.herefordshire.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=10135
- If a contractor is used for a PFI contract, when did this contract commence and when does it end?
A: N/A
- Have you considered using innovated materials to fix road defects?
A: BBLP use ViaFix and have conducted many other innovated trials to seek alternative solutions.
- Which highways maintenance contractors and sub contractors do you (or your wider main contractor) use and what activity are they responsible for?
A: The current list used by Herefordshire Council’s main contractor BBLP is detailed below:
• Acer Tree Services (Hereford) Ltd
• Amberon Ltd
• AMX Solutions Ltd
• Azimuth Land Surveys Ltd
• Barrier Services Ltd
• Brecon Scaffolding Ltd
• C C Ground Investigations Ltd
• Core Highways (Regions) Ltd
• Corehard Ltd
• D & T Engineering Ltd
• Dantek Environmental Services UK Ltd
• DB Williams
• Drain & Sewer Services Ltd
• F M Conway Ltd
• Future Arbor Ltd
• G W Marine Ltd
• Gaist Solutions Ltd
• Golden Valley Construction Ltd
• Hereford Asbestos Services
• Hereford Rewinds Ltd
• Hoople Ltd
• iBEX Technical Access Ltd
• Inside-Out
• Kelbec Civils Ltd
• Kiely Bros Ltd
• Kone Plc
• Kone Public Ltd Company
• Malcolm Hughes Land Surveyors Ltd
• Metro Rod Ltd
• Modern Plant Hire Ltd
• MSM DRH Ltd
• OnSite Central Ltd
• OTM Groundscare Ltd
• Owen Pell Ltd
• Rhino Asphalt Solutions Ltd
• RJW Services
• Roadmark Ltd
• S C Joseph Ltd
• Severnside Transportation Data Collection Ltd
• Simms Building & Civil Engineering Ltd
• Site Vision Surveys Ltd
• Tarmac Trading Ltd
• Telent Technology Services Ltd
• Teme Valley Environmental Services
• Velocity UK Ltd T/A Velocity
• W.D.M Ltd
• Williams Water Services Ltd
• WJ South West Ltd
• Your Colour Ltd
- What plant machinery is used in your highways maintenance, both yours and your contractors / rental partners?
A: All variations for - Excavators, Dumpers, rollers
Vehicles – small Ford Connect, pickup trucks, 3.5t tippers and variants, 7.5t vehicles, 10t Tipper, Gully Machines, Sweepers, Gritters, Snow blowers, Tractors all variants.
- What measurement criteria is used to assess the contractor’s performance?
A: Operational Performance indicators and Strategic Performance Indicators
|
SPI Ref |
Reporting Timescale |
Unit |
Indicator |
|
1 |
Calendar Year |
no |
Killed & Seriously Injured |
|
2 |
Annual |
% |
Principal Road Condition |
|
3 |
Annual |
% |
Non-Principal B Road Condition |
|
4 |
Annual |
% |
Non-Principal C Road Condition |
|
5 |
Annual |
% |
U Road condition |
|
6 |
Annual |
% |
Footways Condition |
|
7 |
Financial Year |
% |
Bridge Condition |
|
8 |
Financial Year |
% |
Third Party Claims |
|
9 |
Financial Year |
no |
Flood Resilience |
|
10 |
Feb - Jan |
no |
Skills and Employability |
|
11 |
Financial Year |
% |
Local Spend |
|
12 |
Financial Year |
% |
CO2 Reduction |
|
13 |
Financial Year |
% |
Reuse and recycling |
|
14 |
Financial Year |
days |
Community Engagement |
|
15 |
Annual |
% |
Customer Satisfaction |
|
16 |
Financial Year |
saving |
Continuous Improvement |
How have they performed over a 12 month period?
A: OPI Measurements (Monthly) and Performance below:
- What is the spending and workforce associated to each of the following – planned highways maintenance, reactive highways maintenance, capital schemes?
A: The below figures show the total spend from the last FY:
|
Reactive |
£ 2,862,922 |
|
Planned/Capital |
£ 12,120,215 |
BBLP currently have 176 staff working on the contract for Herefordshire Council. However, they often work on multiple service areas and in all roles.
- Who is the individual(s) that assess the assets and machinery used in your highway maintenance?
A: Fleet Fitter for plant and BBLP Fleet for vehicle Maintenance.
- Do you provide your own PPE?
A: Yes
- What measurement do you use to identify the longevity of the highways maintenance fix?
A: Due to weather, road usage and other contributing impacts these are not a measurable item.
- What innovation have you trailed for highway maintenance?
A: Depending on the period of review for this broad question, trials have been conducted on Alternative Plant and vehicles, small tools, electric variants for plant and vehicles, depot improvements (solar power), gully machine valve installation at depots for loading, Alternative material trails - mastic asphalt, Via Fix and other cold lay options, lining trials and PPE trials.
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