Surrey work up for grabs

摘要

Carillion and Ringway are set to lose the ￡20m-a-year highways maintenance contract for Surrey after the county council decided to throw the current deal out to open tender. Both firms have been working for the council for the last set years under the Surrey Highways Partnership to maintain and improve roads across the region. The deal has been in place since 2303 and had options to last for ten years but wlit now come to an end in April 2011. CarlHion and Ringway have fun into trouble on the scheme previously after a surveillance initiative found problems with productivity. The deal was was extended in 2007 on the proviso that both contractors met tougher targets for cost and quality. Contractors interested in winning the job wit! be invited to tender next year following a series of potential Supplier conferences. Ian Lake, Cabinet Member for Transport said: Its time for a fresh approach. Our prime focus must always be to deliver the highest standard of service, whilst providing maximum value for money. t am confident that we are now in an excellent position to seek a better, more competitive deal that will directly benefit our residents.