Tarmac signs up with Nottingham

Tarmac and Nottingham County Council have just signed an innovative £80 million deal  to improve the county's roads.

Working as the Nottinghamshire Highways Partnership,  the team will work together for the next 10 years.

The deal is based on the NEC Engineering and Construction standard form of contract, which is designed to ensure cohesive working and achieving best value.

Mike Elford, Tarmac 's contracting director for the Midlands, said: "By working more closely together, the joint contract team is able to design and implement road repair and maintenance work in the most efficient and sustainable way possible.    Early collaborative involvement on contracts enables us to maximise value and minimise waste."

The contract includes highway design; patching; surface renewal; footway edging and kerbing; drainage; general highways improvements; and traffic management schemes.

Their partners include three local authorities: Ashfield and Broxtowe borough councils and Mansfield district council.

For the council, Bob Hart, service director for highways, said: "We hope it will provide an example of good practice and useful information for local authority highways departments around the country."