Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 4 Issue 3

The Private Finance Initiative

G. OWEN, A. MERNA

This paper outlines the concept of the Private Finance Initiative. It covers some of the basic PFI mechanisms and provides the reader with a general understanding of PFI and the…

The barriers to entry into the PFI market

EKENE I. EZULIKE, JOHN G. PERRY, KAMEL HAWWASH

This paper reports early results of a study of construction contractors and their experiences of the PFI market. Utilizing material from semi‐structured interviews with three…

Key legal issues in projects procured under the private finance initiative

HELEN PAYNE

Over the last few years several projects have been procured under the Private Finance Initiative, which brought with them some challenging, often novel, legal issues. A new…

The potential for adopting the NEC's family of contracts on PFI projects

KAMEL HAWWASH, MARTIN BARNES

The use of the private sector in the provision of public services under the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) is still a relatively new concept. The structure of a project under…

PFI in the NHS

DARRIN GRIMSEY, RICHARD GRAHAM

The National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in Britain are currently in a state of decay following many years of underinvestment in the estate. The NHS urgently requires billions…

Karachi light rail transit: a private finance proposal

S. FARUQI, N.J. SMITH

Light Rail Transit (LRT) systems have emerged as an attractive form of public transport both in industrialised as well as developing countries. This paper reviews the…