VARIOUS RELATIONSHIP CHANNELS AND MEANS ARE MADE AVAILABLE BY THE COMPANY FOR CLIENTS AND USERS. ADDITIONALLY, THE HIGHWAYS ARE CONSTANTLY MONITORED FOR SERVICES AND MAINTENANCE.
SATISFACTION SURVEY – POSITIVE EVALUATIONS EXCEED 74.5%
Qualified professionals and communication channels are constantly available for users of EcoRodovias' services, ensuring transparency in the provision of services and showing the Company's respect for different opinions and suggestions through a quality services at all administrative units.
The Company's monthly publications EcoRodovias SP and EcoRodovias PR, and the bi-monthly magazine Ecosul are the principal communication channels with users, in addition to the website and Twitter.
SATISFACTION SURVEY
GRI 4.17 and PR5The users' satisfaction survey conducted since 2002 is intended to analyze the actions taken by the Group companies. In 2010, the respondents included drivers of commercial and passenger vehicles, and men and women of different ages and education levels, and who use the highway concessions managed by EcoRodovias.
All of them gave their opinion about traffic signs and safety services; traffic and operations control; cleanness; visibility; pavement conditions; communication and information services; ease and quickness of payments at toll plazas; and inspections, among other aspects.
The results of said surveys reflect the ongoing monitoring of indicators based on the items previously mentioned, evidencing the quality of our services.
Our subsidiary Ecocataratas is now using the same research method, and its results were lower than those recorded in the previous year and below the established goal. Each concession area will carry out actions aiming at enhancing users' satisfaction and focusing on permanent improvements. To know more about the Users' Satisfaction Survey, please contact EcoRodovias.
| SURVEY (%) | |||||||
| 2008 CONCESSIONARY | SAMPLE (NO. OF RESPONDENTS) | POSITIVE | REGULAR | NEGATIVE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecovia | 833 | 37.00 | 57.00 | 7.00 | |||
| Ecosul | 630 | 64.50 | 23.40 | 12.1 | |||
| Ecopistas* | - | - | - | - | |||
| Ecocataratas** | - | - | - | - | |||
| Ecovias | 800 | 0.87 | 0.11 | 0.02 | |||
| SURVEY (%) | |||||||
| 2009 CONCESSIONARY | SAMPLE (NO. OF RESPONDENTS) | POSITIVE | REGULAR | NEGATIVE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecovia | 848 | 45.00 | 49.00 | 5.00 | |||
| Ecosul | 900 | 69.00 | 22.50 | 8.50 | |||
| Ecopistas* | - | - | - | - | |||
| Ecocataratas | 900 | 83.00 | 14.00 | 3.00 | |||
| Ecovias | 800 | 0.88 | 0.11 | 0.01 | |||
| SURVEY (%) | |||||||
| 2010 CONCESSIONARY | SAMPLE (NO. OF RESPONDENTS) | POSITIVE | REGULAR | NEGATIVE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecovia | 940 | 90.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | |||
| Ecosul | 900 | 74.5 | 19.6 | 5.9 | |||
| Ecopistas* | 600 | 92.3 | 7.2 | 0.6 | |||
| Ecocataratas | 900 | 78.5 | 16.8 | 4.6 | |||
| Ecovias | 800 | 89.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | |||
**Ecocataratas did not conduct the satisfaction survey in 2008.
User complaints
In 2010, users filed 5,598 complaints and 2,366 compliments, as shown in the table below.To resolve the complaints, there were monthly meetings with the Military Highway Police, to propose means to resolve detours; in addition, users began to receive information about road work in advance, through the media; more road inspections were also made along with increased road sweeping and cleaning.
| ECOVIAS | ECOVIA | ECOPISTAS | ECOCATARATAS | ECOSUL | TOTAL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Complaints |
1,029 | 615 | 1,063 | 901 | 1,990 | ||||||
| Lack of monitoring by the Military Highway Police (PMR) |
Road work | Objects/stones on the roadway from third parties | Objects/stones on the roadway from third parties | Objects/stones on the roadway from third parties | 5.598 | ||||||
| Number of Compliments | 413 | 196 | 746 | 52 | 959 | ||||||
| Exemplary service by employees |
Signage | Tow Services | Tow services | Tow services | 2.366 |
User Services
EcoRodovias offers users all necessary infrastructure and support with free services like towing, mechanical assistance, medical assistance, road inspections and specific services for long holidays and vacation season.
Tow, inspection and ambulance services and average time
In 2010, 125,630 tow service and 18,123 ambulance service calls were made by users, as shown in the following table:
| ACTIVITIES IN 2010 | ECOVIAS | ECOVIA | ECOPISTAS | ECOCATARATAS | ECOSUL | TOTAL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tow | Request | 46,097 | 14,773 | 36,107 | 16,754 | 11,899 | 125,630 | |||||
| Average time | 00:09:48 | 00:09:28 | 00:14:00 | 00:24:37 | 00:29:00 | 00:17:14 | ||||||
| Services | Request | 9,055 | 2,565 | 1,915 | 3,613 | 980 | 18,123 | |||||
| Average time | 00:07:26 | 00:05:58 | 00:09:00 | 00:08:28 | 00:17:00 | 00:09:34 | ||||||
In addition, 202,936 inspections were carried out on the highways, through patrols that circulate 24 hours a day to detect and solve any type of abnormality on the roads, thus ensuring better traffic conditions for the users.
Fines
GRI PR2, PR9 and SO8The concessionaire Ecosul received an assessment notice from the National Ground Transportation Agency (ANTT) regarding the lack of side protection in signaling frames on a particular stretch of the highway. The Company appealed by disagreeing with the interpretation and awaiting the final decision of the granting authority.
THE COMPANY HAS INTERNAL PROCESSES TO CHECK THE VALIDITY OF SANCTIONS IMPOSED
BY THE GRANTING AUTHORITIES.
In 2010, the Granting Power issued 441 instruments of filing of incident, which are procedures used to supervise the Concessionaire without issuing a fine, only with a timeframe for correction of the nonconformity.
Ecopistas was charged and fined for not giving free passage to the official labor auditor and breaching article 630, paragraph 5 of the CLT. The amount of the fine paid in advance was R$762.58. After analysis with the other concessionaires in the Group and meeting with the Regional Labor Officer of Guarulhos, it was established that free passage would be given to official labor auditors, upon presentation of a specific form.
The concessionaire also received 15 fines from the transportation regulatory agency in the State of São Paulo (ARTESP), referring to various infractions. The Company filed a defense and, in 9 cases, the arguments were accepted and the infraction was cancelled. The remaining cases are under review, pending the agency's decision.
The concessionaires did not receive a fine, penalty or warning for violation of laws and regulations relating to users' health and safety.
For more information on other contingencies, see Note 27 to the Financial Statements.
