Saudi Arabia launches private partner search for 50 public parks project Saudi Arabia has launched a private partner search for a major public parks programme covering 50 parks across three regions, with the project to be delivered under a 15-year rehabilitate, operate, maintain and transfer model. The move shows how the kingdom is increasingly using public-private partnerships to upgrade civic assets, improve urban liveability and bring private-sector operational discipline

HS2 cost to complete hits £102.7bn as government resets delivery plan HS2’s latest official estimate has pushed the cost to complete the railway as high as £102.7bn, with the first trains to Birmingham now not expected until 2039. The new figure underlines how badly the project has been affected by inflation, delays and delivery problems, and it marks another major reset for one of the UK’s most controversial infrastructure programmes. Project overview HS2 remains the UK’s fl

GOSH appoints Dalkia, Sisk and BDP for £300m Children’s Cancer Centre MEP works Great Ormond Street Hospital has taken a major step forward with its planned £300m Children’s Cancer Centre after Dalkia agreed a partnership with Sisk and BDP to deliver the mechanical, electrical and public health works. It is a significant healthcare package for one of the UK’s best-known hospitals, and it underlines how important specialist engineering is in a live clinical environment. Projec