A total of 440 km of the strategic road network in England, which includes the M25 orbital motorway and its arterial link roads into and out of London was developed into a PFI project in 2009. Connect Plus was the selected consortium to design, build, finance and operate the project. The Highways Agency required technical and procurement support to structure the project, develop the documentation, and manage the tender process to successful financial close.
Our experts represented the Highways Agency (now National Highways) to provide an integrated team with deep insight and collaborative working for this highly complex project. This was one of the largest roads PFI/PPP project at the time and we brought in innovative approaches, particularly with regard to performance mechanisms for the contract and a leading asset management approach to deliver whole life value. We helped ensure financial close was achieved and have supported the successful implementation since.
