News on 8 February 2001
A Bouygues consortium has signed a £50m PFI deal
with West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust under which Ecovert
Group will provide total facilities management services for an initial
period of 33 years once construction is complete.
The services costs are expected to be in excess of £6m per annum
once all buildings are fully operational in 2006. Ecovert will provide
services such as M&E, waste management, life cycle management, catering,
cleaning, portering and security.
It will also provide estates maintenance services under a separate contract
with the Trust throughout the construction period from April 2001.
The Bouygues consortium will design, finance and construct the 20,000
sq m (215,000 sq ft) acute hospital, refurbish several buildings and
provide non-clinical services.
Bruno Bodin, deputy managing director of Ecovert Group commented: "We
are delighted to have signed the contract for this scheme. This contract
will strengthen our activities in the healthcare sector where we are
already part of another consortium constructing a new hospital in Barnet,
Hertfordshire and currently providing facilities management services."
l Lincolnshire County Council has selected FocusEducation as
the preferred bidder for its £75m PFI schools programme. FocusEducation,
a consortium comprising Bovis Lend Lease and Halifax, will design, finance,
build and operate seven new schools with Halifax structuring and arranging
the financing for the project.
Bovis Lend Lease Facilities Management will provide catering, cleaning
and maintenance services for the 30 year concession period and Bovis
Lend Lease will manage the construction of the new buildings.
