Government mulls prequal criteria

The government is considering proposals for core criteria for public sector prequalification.
The proposals have been put to the Prime Minister's policy advisor Geoffrey Norris by the Specialist Engineering Contractors' (SEC) Group.
SEC Group chief executive Rudi Klein told CJ: "The industry would like mandatory core criteria to be used by all prequalification database suppliers.
"No prequalification scheme at the moment differentiates between the good and bad performers on issues such as payment, financial stability and health and safety."
The government is expected to make its decision on the proposals in the new year.