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New alliance manager appointed
Posted on 28/10/2009
Highways, Transportation & Waste Management
The Midlands Highway Alliance (MHA) has appointed Peter Barclay in the new post of Alliance Manager.
Peter, who spent the last 26 years working for Nottinghamshire County Council, took up the position based at Leicestershire County Council at the beginning of October.
In his final 18 months at Nottinghamshire, Peter co-ordinated the £580million Nottingham Tram scheme for both Nottinghamshire County and Nottingham City Councils.
As manager of the MHA, Peter will be continuing to develop the Alliance with a view to continuing best practise and generating highways savings and efficiencies across the region.
Chair of the MHA, Matthew Lugg, said: “Having Peter on board is a huge bonus for the Alliance, giving it a real opportunity to further develop by continuing to build on the stong foundations already in existence.
“Peter’s first job will be to sort out the new medium schemes framework contract for works up to £12 million, due to be in place by April 2010. There are currently eight contractors in the frame and the final decision on the selected four will be made in the New Year.“
The current framework agreement enables MHA members to use any of the four contractors Tarmac, Carillion, Balfour Beatty or AIGO without entering a lengthy procurement process each time.
For more information on the Midlands Highway Alliance, visit www.leics.gov.uk/mha
Notes to Editor:
The MHA is a collaboration of 12 Midlands-based councils plus the Highways Agency, who have joined together to make efficiency savings in the procurement of contractors and highway commodoties.
The MHA has six workstreams that cover: major schemes; medium schemes; term maintenance; professional services; commodities; and the latest workstream, the development of a skills academy.
Each workstream is led by a different authority to ensure that the improvement activity is owned and embedded by local authorities themselves and that the learning and practices are sustainable.
The Midlands Highways Alliance is estimated to save the region nearly £15 million across highways maintenance and improvements by 2013.
In October 2008, just over a year after the MHA’s launch, savings of £1.4 million had already been recorded.
