Wiltshire Council has awarded its new £15million highways maintenance contract to Ringway Infrastructure Services Limited.
The new contract, which will cost Wiltshire Council £75million over the next five years, will replace the arrangement with Balfour Beatty which broke down last year.
Ringway will take on the role from April this year, and will be responsible for the maintenance of roads, street lights and pavements, clearing drains, gritting roads and emergency repairs.
Philip Whitehead, Wiltshire Council cabinet member for highways, said, “I am delighted we have been able to award the contract to a partner we have had such a successful working relationship with in the past.
“I believe this deal is the best one possible for the people of Wiltshire in terms of value for money, but most importantly quality.”
The contractor, which ran the contract in Wiltshire between 1999 and 2013, was appointed following a tendering exercise which saw four companies assessed in terms of price and quality.
Ringway Infrastructure Services’ contract will run for five years with the potential for a two year extension.
Balfour Beatty had been in charge of highway maintenance since 2013 before it was agreed last year to terminate the firm’s contract two years early. At the time a Wiltshire Council spokesperson said, “the contractual arrangements were no longer appropriate for either party.”
Balfour Beatty had come under fire a number of times while working for Wiltshire Council, and was criticised in Westbury for failing to keep on top of grass cutting in 2014.
