carry out surveys, inspections and supervision; manage their allocated budgets and report to Transport Scotland.
What are the 2G and 3G contracts?
In February 2001, OCs were awarded contracts to manage and maintain each of the four geographical Units for a period of five years, with the option of extending to seven years. These contracts, built on experiences of earlier contracts, were known as the second generation (2G) contracts.
Before the recent tendering of contracts, PAG worked with Transport Scotland to review the existing 2G contracts and make changes for the new contracts (known as third generation (3G) contracts). The NW and SW contracts were then tendered, and these Units have been using the new 3G contracts since April 2006.
Following tendering in 2006, NE and SE have been using the 3G contracts since April 2007.
What work is not done by the OCs?
Some maintenance and information management services carried out on the network are not the OCs’ responsibility.
These include:
• Maintenance of M74 from junction 12 to the Scottish border; this is the responsibility of Autolink under the terms of the M6 DBFO project.
• Maintenance of M77 PPP project; this is the responsibility of Connect.
• Maintenance of Traffic Scotland equipment such as variable message signs, emergency telephones, permanent speed cameras and associated cabling.
• Collection of traffic data and maintenance of counting equipment.
• Major trunk road improvements built by contractors appointed by Transport Scotland. Maintenance responsibility for these improvements is split between the contractor and the OC for a set period, up to five years, prior to full responsibility passing to the OCs.
This report does not include these other maintenance organisations.
Where can I find out more about the management and maintenance of the M6 DBFO and M77 PPP projects?
For M6, contact:
Autolink Concessionaires (M6) plc
M6 DBFO Project Office
Nethercleugh
Lockerbie
Dumfriesshire
DG11 2SQ
For M77, contact:
Connect M77/GSO plc
Connect Roads Operations Centre
Maidenhill Interchange
Ayr Road
Glasgow
G77 6RT
