Government legislation to reform payments between contractors could derail major PFI schemes, just as the Treasury is bidding to rescue the funding method through its £2 billion bail-out.rnMany subcontractors could find themselves locked out of new PFI deals under the legislation being debated this week in Parliament.rnUnder proposed laws, the provision of a pay-when-certified clause - a payment provision which allows main contractors to hold off on payment - will be banned in a bid to provide smaller parties in the PFI process with greater certainty about what they will be paid and when.
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