The London Borough of Hounslow will start the tender process at the end of this month for a 25-year road maintenance PFI contract. Join discussion...

Three shortlisted groups - Amey, a Carillion-led consortium and a Colas-led consortium have all completed the first stage of the £2bn Sheffield transport PFI procurement process, and demonstrated financial and technical eligibility to fulfil a 25-year contract. Join discussion...

John Mothersole, Chief Executive of Sheffield City Council and Project Sponsor for the Highway Maintenance PFI Project, explains how the £674.1m of PFI credits awarded to Sheffield by the Department for Transport in April 2009 will help improve the city's highway infrastructure and street scene for generations to come. Sheffield is England's third largest metropolitan district and England's greenest city, with 61% of Sheffield set adjacent to and partly within the Peak District National Park. More than 530,000 residents live within the city boundaries and Sheffield has an economy worth over £8bn a year and employs over 245,000 people. Join discussion...

Chile's public works ministry (MOP) is preparing two new road maintenance concession projects, a MOP official told BNamericas. On June 23, MOP gave the bidding rules for a US$200mn road maintenance concession package in region IV to seven shortlisted firms. The program is the first of its kind to be carried out in Chile, and aims to guarantee quality standards on the road network over an 18-year period. Join discussion...

CLOSE to £140 million will be paid out by Islanders over the 25 years of the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) to rebuild roads. The Isle of Wight Council estimates the PFI could be worth £860 million in total investment. This would be made up of £325 million in government credits, the £140 million in the Isle of Wight Council highways maintenance budget over 25 years (currently estimated at £5.5m annually) plus increased value of the money. Join discussion...

Isle of Wight Council is looking for a highway maintenance PFI service provider. The project, which includes street lighting works, is likely to last for 25 years starting in 2013. It will encompass the management and maintenance of 822km of highways and 827km of public rights of way as well as 11,700 street lighting columns and a further 2,600 illuminated street furniture items. Join discussion...

The state government is contemplating appointing sitting district judges to look into the complaints of poor quality of work in construction and maintenance of roads. A decision in this regard would be taken soon after discussing the matter in the cabinet meeting. Join discussion...

Civil engineering job prospects in Yorkshire are looking rosier after it was revealed that £647 million of private finance initiative (PFI) funding will be used to improve roads in Sheffield. The funding will allow Sheffield City Council to carry out important construction work, such as road surface improvement, work to bridges and other structures and improving street lighting. Join discussion...

India’s highways regulator will be able to bid out stretches of publicly funded highways to developers under the operations, maintenance and tolling (OMT) contracts with regulatory approval for the proposal expected in 10 days. Join discussion...

Birmingham City Council has delayed its decision on a preferred bidder for its £2.2bn highways maintenance project for approximately 6 months. It is believed that the council has sought reassurances over the funding that the two shortlisted bidders, Amey and Laing O’Rourke/Vinci had in place for the scheme. Join discussion...