Speaking at a procurement conference, Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude revealed plans to spend billions of government money over the next three years on schools, hospitals, courts and prisons.
He said: ‘The Government’s Construction Strategy is reducing costs by up to 20 per cent by reforming the way we procure construction projects across all sectors. However, we are still investing billions of pounds annually; with the same money we will procure more schools, hospitals, courts and prisons. Despite an incredibly difficult economic climate we are investing in and prioritizing our construction industry.
‘The Government and the construction industry have a shared obligation to cut waste and find new and better ways of doing business. This is especially important when we are talking about creating first class, modern, fully functioning public service delivery buildings like hospitals and schools.’
The government will publish a projects pipeline this autumn to allow the construction industry to better plan and prepare for upcoming projects and has announced details of a new Government Construction Board chaired by Paul Morrell.
He said: ‘The Government’s Construction Strategy is reducing costs by up to 20 per cent by reforming the way we procure construction projects across all sectors. However, we are still investing billions of pounds annually; with the same money we will procure more schools, hospitals, courts and prisons. Despite an incredibly difficult economic climate we are investing in and prioritizing our construction industry.
‘The Government and the construction industry have a shared obligation to cut waste and find new and better ways of doing business. This is especially important when we are talking about creating first class, modern, fully functioning public service delivery buildings like hospitals and schools.’
The government will publish a projects pipeline this autumn to allow the construction industry to better plan and prepare for upcoming projects and has announced details of a new Government Construction Board chaired by Paul Morrell.