Highway or road maintenance contracts

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Dear Eric Blair

Request pursuant to Environmental Information Regulations Act 2004 –
Request No.16262

Thank you for your request for information regarding highways and road
maintenance contracts, which we received on 28^th August 2020. Your
request has been considered under the Environmental Information
Regulations 2004.

Please see your request and our response below:

Currently Bedford Borough Council have two term contracts in place for
carrying out capital maintenance works within the Authority:

Contract Current Provider Starting Date Duration and
extensions*
Minor Highway Works Henderson & Taylor July 2019 Two years + two
years
Carriageway Resurfacing Hanson Contracting August 2020 Three years + two
and associated works years
Highways Minor Works DJT Surfacing April 2020 Three years + one
year

*Note that contract extensions are subject to satisfactory key performance
indicators.

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Yours sincerely

Andrea Bechtle

FOI & EIR Officer - Environment & Enabling Services

Bedford Borough Council

Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street

Bedford, MK42 9AP

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