The costings of the JCB Pothole Pro

Request

I would like the costings of the JCB Pothole Pro

Could you tell me: 

1. How much has been spent on purchasing the Pothole Pro and its attachments

2.  How much has the council spent on transporting the machine over the last year?
3. How much has the council spent on maintenance of the machine? Does it go back to JCB?

Decision

1. The machine in use in Lincolnshire is owned by our Contractors Balfour Beatty and has replaced an alternative delivery arrangement at a similar cost. Further details on the contracting arrangements can be found in the published paper which was reviewed at Scrutiny Committee and can be found here Report Reference:

2. As described in the paper, there has been limited need for the Contractor to incur costs transporting the machine around the County as part of standard operations. Rather is has been found to be cost effective to allow drivers to make use of additional hours at the start and end of shift to move the machine from operational areas.

3. Maintenance of the machine is undertaken by Balfour Beatty as part of the hire arrangement.

Reference number
FOI 17748649
Date request received
26/08/26
Date of decision
24/09/26