Staffordshire Highways

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Staffordshire Highways
A partnership working together for
you Staffordshire County Council, Enterprise and
Wrekin. Keeping Staffordshires 3,500 miles of
road well maintained efficiently and cost
effectively.
They deliver a complex, value-for-money, public
highway service. Benefits of our partnership
include increased buying power greater
accountability better long term planning and a
committed, highly skilled local workforce.
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Delivering in Partnership

Staffordshire Highways Partnership
Ian Turner Head of Highway Network
Management Pete Boulton Operations Manager
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Workshop Outline

• Development of Staffordshire Highways
• Where we were
• Where we are
• Where were going
• Key Themes Relating to LTP Delivery
• Efficiencies
• Works Planning ECI
• Contract mechanisms

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Where We Were

• 5 Agency arrangements with Districts
• Separate design maintenance set up
• Gap between transport strategy and delivery
• Term maintenance contract schedule of rates
• Annual tenders different in each division
• Spot tenders for improvements

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Where We Are

• All work delivered by County
• Term construction contract
• Term maintenance contract
• County Council reorganised on area basis
• Partnership approach organisations aligned

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Where Were Going

• Single contractor for majority of work
• Midlands Alliance contract for large or one offs
• Risk transfer for some work types

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Some Key Themes

• Efficiencies
• Works planning ECI
• Contract Mechanisms

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Efficiencies

• SCC Overhead 650k
• Enterprise Overhead 500k
• Winter Maintenance 440k
• Environmental Maintenance 88k
• Cyclical Maintenance 47k
• Recycling ??m (GFA)
• Patching

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Works Planning ECI

• Longer term programmes
• Smooth resource requirements
• Co-ordination with other works
• Better designs

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Contract Mechanisms

• Selection of contractors
• Contract forms/periods
• Cost plus cost not price
• Innovation
• Performance management
• Value for money