Whitchurch Bridge

Our reference: 1709 FOI
 
Dear Mr Bowen
 
Thank you for your request of 17 November 2009 in which you asked for the
following information:

I note today that Whitchurch Bridge had new road markings painted
on the bridge by OCC contractors.

Can you please provide the following , preferably by way of copies
of the relevant documents ,

1) Who paid for the work to be carried out, Whitchurch Bridge
Company or OCC

2) The actual costs involved in this work and a breakdown of monies
paid by the Bridge Co. and if any part was met by SODC. In
particular I am looking for somthing akin to an invoice showing
labour, materials etc.

3) Copies of any Traffic Restriction Orders , notices about the
work involved and a risk assessment for the work.

4) Copies of any engineers reports regarding the maintainance of
the bridge including the requirement to repaint the lines as well
as general maintainance. If a cost was associated with these
reports I would also like to know how much this was and whether the
Bridge company met that cost.

5) I also request any documents relating to future work to be
carried out on the bridge including any information from the
engineers report and estimates involved in the replacement of the
bridge.

Your request is being considered and Oxfordshire County Council will
respond as soon as possible within the next 20 working days in compliance
with the Freedom of Information Act 2000. This means that the council
will send a response to you by 15 December 2009.

 
There may be a fee payable for this information. You will be informed if
this is the case and you can decide if you wish to proceed with your
request.

 
If appropriate, the information requested can be made available in
alternative formats, including other languages, Braille, large print, and
audiocassette. If you require any of these formats then please let me
know.

 
Please contact me if you have any have further enquiries about your
request. I would be grateful if you could quote the reference number
given at the top of this email.

 
Yours sincerely,

Michele Cooke
Complaints & Information Support Officer

Oxfordshire County Council
Legal & Democratic Services
Complaints & Freedom of Information Team
County Hall
New Road
Oxford
OX1 1ND

Tel: 01865 815906
Fax: 01865 783195
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Our reference: 1709 FOI

Dear Mr Bowen,
 
Thank you for your request of 17 November in which you asked for the
following information:

I note today that Whitchurch Bridge had new road markings painted
on the bridge by OCC contractors.

Can you please provide the following , preferably by way of copies
of the relevant documents ,

1) Who paid for the work to be carried out, Whitchurch Bridge
Company or OCC

2) The actual costs involved in this work and a breakdown of monies
paid by the Bridge Co. and if any part was met by SODC. In
particular I am looking for somthing akin to an invoice showing
labour, materials etc.

3) Copies of any Traffic Restriction Orders , notices about the
work involved and a risk assessment for the work.

4) Copies of any engineers reports regarding the maintainance of
the bridge including the requirement to repaint the lines as well
as general maintainance. If a cost was associated with these
reports I would also like to know how much this was and whether the
Bridge company met that cost.

5) I also request any documents relating to future work to be
carried out on the bridge including any information from the
engineers report and estimates involved in the replacement of the
bridge.

Oxfordshire County Council does not hold the information you have
requested. The council has not received, or processed, works to be carried
out on the bridge as it is privately owned and operated by the Whitchurch
Bridge Company.

The Whitchurch Bridge Company may be able to assist you with your
enquiries - the website for the Whitchurch Bridge is
[1]www.whitchurchbridge.com. There is a brief announcement about
repainting of road markings on the homepage.

Feedback

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[2][Oxfordshire County Council request email].

Help Us To get It Right

If you are dissatisfied with the service or response you have received you
can complain as follows:
 
o Use the online complaints form on our website -
[3]www.oxfordshire.gov.uk;
 
o Complete the leaflet "How do I complain about a council service?".
Copies are available from any Oxfordshire library or by telephoning 01865
815906. Large print and audio tape versions are available on request from
this number;

 
o Write to us at our FREEPOST address:

Complaints and Comments
Oxfordshire County Council
FREEPOST (SCE 7709)
Oxford OX1 1YA.
 
Please let me know if you have further enquiries. I would be grateful if
you could use the reference number given at the top of this email.

Yours sincerely,

Rachel Skeet
Complaints and FOI Officer

Oxfordshire County Council
Legal and Democratic Services
Complaints and Freedom of Information Team
County Hall
New Road
Oxford OX1 1ND

Tel: 01865 815889
Fax: 01865 783195
Email: [4][email address]
Team email: [5][email address] or [6][Oxfordshire County Council request email]

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Dear Mr Bowen,

Thank you for your message of 25 November. We regret our oversight in
relation to your questions about the maintenance and replacement of the
bridge. These questions are being considered and we will respond as soon
as possible within the 20 working days in compliance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. This means that the council will send a response
to you by 15 December 2009.

In relation to your questions about the road markings, the Bridges
Section of the County Council put Whitchurch Bridge Company in contact
with Enterprise, the council's term contractor. The Bridge Company would
have paid Enterprise directly for the work, so any invoices would be a
matter for those two companies. Oxfordshire County Council did not pay
for the work.

Yours sincerely,

Rachel Skeet
Complaints and FOI Officer

Oxfordshire County Council
Legal and Democratic Services
Complaints and Freedom of Information Team County Hall New Road Oxford
OX1 1ND

Tel: 01865 815889
Fax: 01865 783195
Email: [email address]
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Our reference: 1709 FOI

Dear Mr Bowen,
 
I write with reference to your request for information held by Oxfordshire
County Council regarding the general maintenance and the replacement of
Whitchurch Bridge.

Oxfordshire County Council's Bridge Office is employed as an engineering
consultant by the Whitchurch Bridge Company (WBC) and is therefore paid to
arrange inspections and maintenance work. All costs associated with that
work, including officers' time, are reimbursed by the WBC. Any work
undertaken by the council's specialist consultants and contractors is also
reimbursed by the WBC.

In terms of the proposed replacement works Oxfordshire County Council is
managing the reconstruction project on behalf of the WBC. Again, all costs
incurred by the council, including officers' time, are reimbursed by the
WBC.

Therefore, the council maintains that for the purposes of the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) any information retained by Oxfordshire County
Council in relation to the general maintenance or the replacement of
Whitchurch Bridge is held solely on behalf of the Whitchurch Bridge
Company and the council does not hold the information itself. The
information is held on account of the council's contractual relationship
with the WBC, not for the purposes of the council itself. The information
is privately-owned information, controlled by the WBC.

The Whitchurch Bridge Company has an open communications policy and deals
with enquiries itself. If you wish to put your request to the WBC, it
would be happy to consider it directly. The Company Secretary is G. R.
Weir and the Registered Office is The Toll House, Whitchurch Bridge,
Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 7DF. Email: [1][email address].

Feedback

If you would like to feed back to the FOI Team, please email
[2][Oxfordshire County Council request email].

Help Us To get It Right

If you are dissatisfied with the service or response you have received you
can complain as follows:
 
o Use the online complaints form on our website -
[3]www.oxfordshire.gov.uk;
 
o Complete the leaflet "How do I complain about a council service?".
Copies are available from any Oxfordshire library or by telephoning 01865
815906. Large print and audio tape versions are available on request from
this number;

 
o Write to us at our FREEPOST address:

Complaints and Comments
Oxfordshire County Council
FREEPOST (SCE 7709)
Oxford OX1 1YA.
 
Please let me know if you have further enquiries. I would be grateful if
you could use the reference number given at the top of this email.

Yours sincerely,

Rachel Skeet
Complaints and FOI Officer

Oxfordshire County Council
Legal and Democratic Services
Complaints and Freedom of Information Team
County Hall
New Road
Oxford OX1 1ND

Tel: 01865 815889
Fax: 01865 783195
Email: [4][email address]
Team email: [5][email address] or [6][Oxfordshire County Council request email]

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