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| Subject: LOL: OZschwitz public service not allowed to tender for roadworks Thu Jan 24, 2013 1:44 am | |
| MAINTENANCE on the vast majority of Sydney's roads is set to be outsourced, leaving hundreds of Roads and Maritime Services workers facing an uncertain future.
The O'Farrell government has decided its department, the RMS, will not be able to tender for the private maintenance contracts, which would cover the whole of Sydney for the first time.
RMS officials briefed workers on the plans on Wednesday. The government has already committed to privatising more road maintenance, but the cabinet has not yet signed off on the details.
Under the plans presented to staff, maintenance on the Harbour Bridge would not be changed, nor would Traffic Emergency Patrols, which help clean up after crashes or other events. Advertisement
The NSW Roads Minister, Duncan Gay, said: ''The NSW government is committed to pursuing a range of options for working with the private sector with the aim of delivering better services at a lower cost and with greater innovation.''
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