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QUESTION TO BE ASKED OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE ON TUESDAY 13th MAY 2003,

BY DEPUTY G.C.L. BAUDAINS OF ST. CLEMENT

Question

Would the President advise members

( a ) the number of staff, the number of vehicles and the cost per mile incurred for main road white line

painting, and whether the cost of the current process has been compared with any other methods available, and, if so, would he give details? and

( b )  w hether this work has been put out to tender and, if not, why not? Answer

  1. The total cost for providing road signs and paintmarkingson the Island main roadsin 2002 was£374,523. The Departmentdoesnot allocate costs to paintmarkings separately but this isestimatedat70%of the total figure.

T h ere are 255 kilometres of main roads and the cost equates to approximately £1,028.10/km. There are six

staff and one vehicle permanently employed on this task.

T h e Department has traditionally used thermoplastic (hot applied) paints but are currently evaluating, as a

trial, cold applied and water based paints in an attempt to achieve efficiency savings.

I t is too early to provide a detailed financial comparison on the new systems but we are already seeing

efficiency improvements.

  1. This work has not been putouttoTenderas it is considered specialist work with no local Contractor currently available to carry out the work. TheDepartment carries out signageandmarkings for other States Departments, eleven of the twelveParishes and private companies and individuals on a recharge basis.