Transcription of Government Construction Strategy
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Government Construction Strategy May 2011 CONTENTS Executive 03 Chapter 1 05 Chapter 2 Strategy 08 Annex A Summary Action 19 Executive Summary 3 The Government s Plan for Growth, published alongside Budget 2011, highlighted the critical importance of an efficient Construction industry to the UK economy. The Construction sector is a major part of the UK economy. It represents some 7% of GDP or 110bn per annum of expenditure - some 40% of this being in the public sector, with central Government being the industry s biggest customer. There is widespread acknowledgement across Government and within industry backed by recent studies that the UK does not get full value from public sector Construction ; and that it has failed to exploit the potential for public procurement of Construction and infrastructure projects to drive growth.
there has been a lack of investment in construction efficiency and growth opportunities. 1.5 In addition poor and inconsistent procurement practices, particularly in the public sector (which accounts for nearly 40% of the industry‟s workload), are leading to waste and 1 Construction Statistics Annual 2010, Office for National Statistics, 2010
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