Decision details

A £2.8m budget (£1.4m per year from 2019/20 to 2020/21) to upgrade the highway safety fencing was approved as part of the Medium Term Financial Strategy (MFTS). Approval is now sought to issue the package of works to Skanska Construction UK Limited under the Council’s existing Peterborough Highway Services Contract.

The Cabinet Member:

1) Authorised the issue of the following work package to Skanska Construction UK Limited under the Council’s existing Peterborough Highway Services Contract;

·         Safety fencing works in 2019/20 – 2020/21 - KEY/15APR19/03. Total work package value is £2.8m (£1.4m per year from 2019/20 – 2020/21).

2) Authorised the Interim Development Director to vary the work order value when required subject to;

(i)            available budget being in place;

(ii)          the total sum of each variation not exceeding £100,000.

(iii)         the combined value of any authorised variation(s) do not exceed the total sum of £500,000.

Any variations were to be made in prior consultation with internal audit, finance and legal services.

Condition surveys and investigations had been completed on the highway network that had identified the need for widespread replacement of the safety fencing. If these were not fixed then it would have a road safety implication and would have a negative effect on the economy as the speed limits would need to be lowered.

The Council had an adopted Highway Asset Management Policy and Strategy and a draft Highway Infrastructure Asset Management Plan which had been developed with key stakeholders and detail how the Council proactively manages the highway network and deals with defects.

Not to deliver a programme of works: There would be significant road safety implications by not replacing the safety fencing. In addition, this would result in further speed reductions being implemented which would have a negative effect on the local economy.

Agree an alternative works programme: There were no alternative engineering solutions to this problem.

None.

?        Highway Asset Management Policy and Strategy

http://www.peterborough.gov.uk/highwayassetmanagement

?       Draft Highway Infrastructure Asset Management Plan