Laura Coates view on how the Coronavirus outbreak is likely to
impact UK projects and the measures clients could take to protect
themselves
How is Covid-19 likely to affect the projects you work on?
It is a general principle of PPP projects that project companies
and service providers accept full responsibility for providing the
services and undertaking the project operations, regardless of the
availability of labour and materials. Project impacts at the moment
are:
- Shortage of staff is
a key concern, as the majority of UK PPPs are in the operational
phase. Whether this is due to illness or self-isolation, or
restrictions on labour movement, there is likely to be a related
impact on the ability to provide services to and maintain
facilities across a range of assets.
