Mayor Ivan Court is making no apologies for wanting a quality guarantee on road repairs in the city.
Council has asked city staff to look into adding quality assurance clauses onto tenders and hold contractors accountable for roads that break down earlier than expected.
Court tells CHSJ News he’s not afraid of contractors not wanting to bid on the jobs due to the city’s demands.
He says he shouldn’t be seeing cracks in the first year of a newly paved road, so there is either a problem with the quality of the application or with the materials being used.
He adds the city will be willing to pay extra for better quality materials as it will save money in the long run.
City staff will have a report back to council in the coming weeks.
