Councils snub local project pipelines

摘要

A row is developing between the UK Contractors Group and the Local Government Association after the LGA appeared to snub a national pledge to produce local construction pipelines. The government-backed pledge, setting out national policy on procurement, has been signed by organisations including the UKCG, the Confederation of British Industry, manufacturing group the EEF, BAE Systems, British Chambers of Commerce and Network Rail. But in a document on its website, the LGA said that "having had sight of the proposals the LGA's improvement board has decided that it is not in local government's interests to sign up to the procurement concordat or support the idea of sectoral 'pipelines'." An LGA spokesman said the association was consulting on its own procurement pledge until 8 June.