{"id":75820,"date":"2020-05-05T10:06:06","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T09:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=75820"},"modified":"2022-04-19T17:08:09","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T16:08:09","slug":"highways-contract-surrey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/highways-contract-surrey\/75820\/","title":{"rendered":"Kier wins extension on highways maintenance contract in Surrey"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kier.co.uk\/who\/highways\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kier Highways<\/a> has secured an additional 12 months on its highways maintenance contract worth \u00a340m, which will see the company continue to provide works to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surreycc.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Surrey County Council<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The contract started in 2011 and, in 2017, Kier secured a four-year extension that will run until April 2021 which is when the 12-month contract will commence.<\/p>\n<p>The scope of work includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/kier-highways-a585-scheme\/72544\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">highways maintenance and improvements<\/a>, as well as the continuation of the S-Skills academy, which was launched as part of the contract in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>S-Skills for Highways is a 16-week programme operated in conjunction with Surrey County Council and provides vulnerable young people and adults with the opportunity to learn basic highway works that will help improve their chances of employment.<\/p>\n<h3>Social value for Surrey<\/h3>\n<p>Joe Incutti, acting group managing director at Kier Highways, said:\u00a0\u201cWe are very proud to have been working with Surrey County Council for nearly 10 years delivering highways\u00a0maintenance and improvements, and particularly proud to have had the opportunity to make a positive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/social-value-architecture\/66645\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social value<\/a>\u00a0contribution which will benefit residents and communities\u00a0in Surrey for many\u00a0years to come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis contract award is further recognition of the long-term collaborative relationship that has been built between Kier\u2019s extraordinary Surrey Highways team, and Surrey County Council.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted to have been given the opportunity to continue\u00a0our relationship with Surrey County Council and look forward to continue making a positive contribution in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kier Highways has secured an additional 12 months on its highways contract worth \u00a340m, which will see the company continue to provide highways maintenance works to Surrey County 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