The Construction Confederation is leading calls for the government to reimburse companies their costs if they fail to win crucial PPP bids.
Construction consortia and business service providers are finding that the risks and costs of failing to win contracts far outweigh the rewards of winning.
The trade group wants the government to share the risks and to guarantee to return a proportion of the bidding costs.
The Times 02/09/02 page 1 (Business), page 2 (Business Need to know)
