Public-private partnerships expert fears their return

Public-private partnerships expert fears their return
ACE CEO Helen Davidson Helen Davidson said rigid contracts reduce some of the benefits of PPPs. (Image: NZME graphic)
Dileepa Fonseka
The Government is looking at public-private partnerships, but one expert hopes it will adopt a more flexible model this time.Few people in NZ can cite public-private partnerships (PPPs) as the reason they moved to NZ, but WSP director of strategic advisory Grant Hodges can: he moved here to put together Serco’s bid to build a PPP prison in Wiri. But despite his status as a PPP booster, he is afraid of the shape public discussion around the system appears to be taking. “I’m fearful that there will be a tendency to def...

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