Three chase PFI schools
by Glenda Thisdell
HBG, Balfour Beatty and Interserve are over the first hurdle in the
chase for a £70m PFI schools deal in Crawley, West
Sussex.
They leave behind bids from Skanska, Jarvis, Ballast and
Carillion.
The three firms must now make up best and final offers to be
submitted in advance of an award of contract in August 2003.
The contract involves the building or remodelling of up to four
secondary schools in the borough. But it might also include leisure
facilities for the local communities at all sites. These may be in
the form of sports facilities, youth wings and adult education
facilities, as well as other special support centres. The project
may also include building a primary school on one of the secondary
school sites. The operation contract is for no less than 25 years.