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(1) How many road resurfacing contracts were issued by the Department of Transport (and its predecessors, including VicRoads and Regional Roads Victoria) or its alliance partners.
(2) Please provide these contracts by VicRoads region.
(3) What was the total value of these contracts by region.
(4) What is the expected number and value of contracts in 2023–24.
In the past five years, a total of 90 resurfacing contracts have been issued by the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP).
In 2018-19, the total number of contracts was one, twelve, five, one, one, and seven across the Barwon South West, Grampians, Loddon Mallee, Hume, Gippsland, and Metro regions, respectively. The value of these contracts was $39.8 million, $33.4 million, $20.8 million, $17.2 million and $80.7 million across the Grampians, Loddon Mallee, Hume, Gippsland, and Metro regions, respectively. 2018-19 figures for Barwon South West region are not available.
In 2019-20, the total number of contracts was one, five, one, one, one, and seven across the Barwon South West, Grampians, Loddon Mallee, Hume, Gippsland, and Metro regions, respectively. The value of these contracts was $48.7 million, $26.1 million, $16.6 million, $37.4 million, $12.7 million, and $73.8 million across the Barwon South West, Grampians, Loddon Mallee, Hume, Gippsland, and Metro regions, respectively.
In 2020-21, the total number of contracts was one, four, seven, one, one, and seven across the Barwon South West, Grampians, Loddon Mallee, Hume, Gippsland, and Metro regions, respectively. The value of these contracts was $44.3 million, $31.1 million, $16.2 million, $45.9 million, $21.4 million, and $94.4 million across the Barwon South West, Grampians, Loddon Mallee, Hume, Gippsland, and Metro regions, respectively.
In 2021-22, the total number of contracts was one, four, three, one, one, and five across the Barwon South West, Grampians, Loddon Mallee, Hume, Gippsland, and Metro regions, respectively. The value of these contracts was $35.1 million, $34.4 million, $17.4 million, $38.2 million, $14.1 million, and $32.1 million across the Barwon South West, Grampians, Loddon Mallee, Hume, Gippsland, and Metro regions, respectively.
In 2022-23, the total number of contracts was one, three, two, one, one, and three across the Barwon South West, Grampians, Loddon Mallee, Hume, Gippsland, and Metro regions, respectively. The value of these contracts was $45.5 million, $27.1 million, $21.8 million, $58 million, $14.2 million, and $34.8 million across the Barwon South West, Grampians, Loddon Mallee, Hume, Gippsland, and Metro regions, respectively.
In the current financial year, there is forecast to be eight contracts totalling a value of $37.6 million across in each of Barwon South West, Grampians, Loddon Mallee, Hume, Gippsland and Metro regions.
Please note that Grampians and Loddon-Mallee shared a contract for resealing works, for which figures are unable to be split and the value is included in Grampians’ figures. Also note that in Grampians regions, these works were delivered under one alliance- there would have been multiple contracts let, however this information is not available.
Resurfacing is just one element of our maintenance program. Due to the extreme level of damage to the road network caused by recent years’ unprecedented storm and flooding events, rebuilding and strengthening our roads from the ground up is the major target of our current maintenance program.
Hon Melissa Horne MP
Minister for Casino, Gaming and Liquor Regulation
Minister for Local Government
Minister for Ports and Freight
Minister for Roads and Road Safety