Option 30 Report

Document: FINAL
National Roads Maintenance Review Phase 3
Consideration of optimal delivery structures for roads management and maintenance

ISBN 978 1 908181 46 6 (Web publication only)

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Contents

1 Executive Summary
2 Introduction
3 Current Delivery of Roads Services
3.1 Establishing Current Arrangements (Baseline Position)
3.1.1 Information Gathering
3.1.2 Responses
3.1.3 Overview of Current Arrangements
4 Options for Optimal Delivery Structures
4.1 Objective Setting
4.2 Methodology
4.3 Option Development
4.3.1 Option A - Current Arrangements (baseline)
4.3.2 Option B - Structural Change (new roads authorities)
4.3.3 Option C - Shared Services
4.3.4 Option D (combination of Options B & C)
4.3.5 Option E (a wholly new means of roads maintenance delivery)
5 Assessment of Options
5.1 Overall Assessment
5.2 Structural Change
5.3 Shared Services
6 Other Matters
6.1 Contract Types
6.2 Legislation
6.3 Application of VAT
7 Conclusions
7.1 Key Findings
7.2 Way Forward
Appendix A: Project Brief
Appendix B: Organisational Chart
Appendix C: Overall Assessment of Generic Options
Appendix D: Overview of Risks and Issues
Appendix E: Research on Alternative Delivery Models in the UK and Abroad

Document history

Option 30 Report

National Roads Maintenance Review Phase 3

This document has been issued and amended as follows:

Organisations represented on the National Roads Maintenance Review Steering Group

SCOTS - Society of Chief Officers of Transportation in Scotland
The Office of the Scottish Road Works Commissioner (SRWC)
SOLACE Scotland - Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers
COSLA - Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
Transport Scotland