Features
2 February 2010 - EXAGGERATED REPORTS
Commentators are rushing to proclaim PFI RIP. But don’t get the shovels out just yet, says Tim Care, head of public services, Dickinson Dees
2 February 2010 - SQUEEZING COSTS
The industry must help cash-strapped public bodies reduce their annual PFI payments, according to Ian McPake, chairman, Tods Murray
2 February 2010 - GET SMART
PFI still produces too many poor buildings. We need a smarter approach to design, says Ewan Willars, head of policy, Royal Institute of British Architects
2 February 2010 - NOT JUST 'MAKING DO'
Our enquiry is leading the drive to find out what really makes a good school, says Ian Fordham, deputy chief executive, British Council for School Environments
7 December 2009 - A REAL ASSET
Primary care trusts must work out how buildings can help deliver their ‘ideal’ services, argues Tim Challis, director of Lift development at Community Health Partnerships.
7 December 2009 - DOCUMENT DOCTORS
Many projects now use electronic documents to save time and money. Why don’t more do so? asks Brian Clark, director of Affinitext.
7 December 2009 - BEYOND THE SCHOOL GATES
Local education partnerships can build houses, theatres and health centres – not just schools, says Robin Porter, BSF programme director at Luton Borough Council.
26 November 2009 - RISKY BUSINESS
Waste contractors are up in arms about new planning proposals. Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi reports.
26 November 2009 - INSURANCE - HOW NOT TO DO IT
As insurance looks set to become an issue once again, Mark Courtneidge, director at Aon shares their pet hates.
11 November 2009 - GOLD RUSH
The quest for a secure, long-term source of finance for deals remains one of the partnerships industry’s biggest concerns. But the race to get pension funds back into the market remains slow and painful. By Max Rashbrooke.
11 November 2009 - WHAT'S SO GREAT INTEGRATORS?
It’s increasingly fashionable to talk about new models for partnerships projects. But some past experiences hold a powerful warning for would-be innovators. Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi reports.
29 October 2009 - HARD (FM) TIMES
As schools move away from PFI, new guidance will help avoid facilities management disasters, says Nick Kelly, associate director at Navigant consultants.
29 October 2009 - POOLING POWER
Combining council reserves could provide a way out of the funding crisis, argues Chris Leslie, director of the New Local Government Network.
29 October 2009 - ONE SIZE FITS NONE
Standard contracts do nothing to cut procurement costs or delays, Al Goodwin, senior associate at Burges Salmon, points out.
29 October 2009 - TRIGGER-HAPPY BOND
The current economic climate means performance bonds are increasingly under the spotlight, says Peter Dzakula, special counsel, K&L Gates.
28 October 2009 - LIFT GOING UP
Confusion over accounting changes threatened to leave Lift hanging, but the joint venturing programme is on the up again. James Donne reports.
23 October 2009 - GOING DOWN
An alarming number of PFI schemes have collapsed in recent months after contractors found themselves unable to deliver on their promises. As the aftershocks of the economic recession continue, will more badly designed deals be exposed? Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi reports.
23 October 2009 - IT'S, LIKE, TOTALLY
The latest exercise to shake up the world of local government,Total Place, could lead to more work for outsourcing and PPP firms – but only if Whitehall loosens the purse strings. By Max Rashbrooke.
23 September 2009 - PICKING THROUGH THE WRECKAGE
Could Building Schools ride to the rescue of the further education college programme? By Paul Jarvis.
23 September 2009 - CHALLENGING TIMES
More bidders are challenging councils’ decisions and new laws will strengthen their hand, says Mike Mousdale, a partner at Eversheds.
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