Halton Borough Council has extended Tarmac’s street £1m lighting contract for another year.
Executive Board Members were told the contractor provides a good service and was responsive to the Council’s needs. It meets the performance indicator for repairs, which is included in the Quarterly Monitoring reports.
Councillor were told that extending the contract represented good value and saves the Council the cost of re-tendering the work.
The contract includes Over 20,000 conventional lighting columns (plus 400 lighting columns for Halton Housing Trust)
98 high mast lighting columns
1,400 illuminated traffic signs
450 illuminated bollards
18 Zebra crossings
The company has had the contract since 2010.
Halton Borough Council’s Executive Board Member for Transportation, Cllr Stan Hill, said: “Street lighting can contribute to road safety and a reduction in accidents. It can also help reduce crime and anti-social behaviour which affects how safe people feel during the hours of darkness.