Electrical Maintenance

Private contractors are responsible for maintaining the electrical infrastructure year-round on highways and Provincially-owned side roads in B.C. Some examples of electrical inventory maintained by the contractors include:

• Overhead lights
• Traffic and pedestrian signals
• Warning signs, railway flashers and fire signals
• Tunnel and snowshed lighting
• Speed reader boards
• Web cameras

Agreement & Specifications

There are four electrical maintenance service areas in B.C.

• Boundary Maps

The existing electrical maintenance services agreements are for approximately four-year terms with a possibility of a four-year extension.

• Read the agreement and specifications

Quality

To ensure contractors are meeting their obligations their performance is monitored.

• Read the Electrical Maintenance Service Agreement to find out the contractor’s obligations
• Read the Quality Plan to find out how performance is monitored (PDF)