Mick Posted July 14, 2012 Report Posted July 14, 2012 HEREFORDSHIRE Council will not renew its contract with highway and parks partner Amey, it was announced this morning. The local authority said a 12 month tendering process will now begin ahead of the Amey contract ending next summer. The new company would be involved in various projects, possibly including the much-talked-about city bypass. Geoff Hughes, the Council’s director for places and communities, said the authority wants to provide the best value for money, adding there is nothing stopping Amey from applying for the new contract. More here; http://www.herefordt...abs/?ref=twtrec
Frank Smith Posted July 14, 2012 Report Posted July 14, 2012 Well based upon their performance overall I hope someone else gets the contract!
megilleland Posted July 15, 2012 Report Posted July 15, 2012 The standard of grass cutting and weeding of kerbsides on the estates and county roads is dismal. City estates suffer due to different agencies being responsible for separate parts of the estate. Amey do not do it all - various Housing Associations and other bodies are responsible, but tend to pass the buck between one another. Time to get it back in one department and assume responsible for all parts of the estates ie one phone contact point. Also litter, fly tipping, blocked drains, overgrown trees, overgrown pathways, damaged verges by car parking, black bags put out days before collection and left behind by waste collectors. All functions carried out by different agencies and departments of the council with a lot of time and money wasted telling us why they can't get these things sorted out.
Colin James Posted July 19, 2012 Report Posted July 19, 2012 Well based upon their performance overall I hope someone else gets the contract! I think I would tend to agree. I am sure that Amey in fairness have done a ot of good work but on the flipside I also think that a lot has got worse and in a lot of cases either been ignored or it has taken months and months to get anything done, dead posts and overgrown tree's and weeds everywhere comes to mind..
megilleland Posted November 24, 2012 Report Posted November 24, 2012 The plastic sheeting I reported on 11th March 2012 in the tree by the garages just past/before Belmont Road bridge is still there! Photo here.
Colin James Posted November 25, 2012 Report Posted November 25, 2012 The plastic sheeting I reported on 11th March 2012 in the tree by the garages just past/before Belmont Road bridge is still there! Photo here. That does not surprise me at all, in fact I am in the process of compiling a long list of topics discussed on here and NOTHING has been done about them.
Frank Smith Posted June 9, 2013 Report Posted June 9, 2013 This must be due for consideration about now then?
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