RINGWAY Infrastructure Services Limited have been awarded a £15m a year highways maintenance contract by Wiltshire Council today - months after they ended their previous contract due to complaints.
Coming into force from April, the new contract takes over from the previous one with Balfour Beatty Living Places which was terminated in September by mutual agreement two years ahead of schedule.
Ringway will now be responsible for the maintenance of roads, street lights and pavements, clearing drains, gritting roads and emergency repairs.
The contract will run for five years, with a possible extension of a further two years.
Philip Whitehead, 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 thorough tendering exercise which saw four companies assessed in terms of price and quality.
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