Come August there will be a new contractor taking over highway maintenance in the area.
Carillion Canada will be taking over highway maintenance from Ledcor come August 1, 2012 in the Hanna district. This is comprised of Contract Maintenance Area 20, 21 and 22. This area encompasses approximately from Highway 21, east to the Saskatchewan border. It includes areas slightly north of Stettler and Provost, and south to roughly the Red Deer River.
Carillion established itself in Canada in 1955 and was known as the George Wimpey Company, operating as a general contractor. It grew through the ages and for a short spell was known as Tarmac. It adopted the name Carillion in 1999.
It is the largest provider of road management in Ontario and acts as the largest roads management service in Western Canada, and are headquartered in Sherwood Park.
Tony Chelick, operations manager for Alberta Transportation in the Hanna office said the new contractor was selected though a competitive bid process and this was the first 10-year contract in the province. This, however, will soon be the norm.
“A 10 year contract term was chosen to better allow the successful contractors to capture their initial and ongoing capital costs within the term of the contract. Also, a longer term should allow for more stability for their contract employees,” said Chelick. “Any resultant savings may then be reflected in the bid unit prices.”
