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Jay Jayasundara

JJ (as he was often referred to during his time at Isle of Wight council) headed the team that designed the council’s 25 year long Roads PFI, in his role as PFI Programme Director.

He oversaw the whole process including the selection of the contract bidders.

He left Isle of Wight council a few months after the PFI contract was signed with Vinci, only days before the PFI was to start, on 1st April 2013.

4, March 2019·2 min read

Consultant paid nearly £100,000 in six months to fix PFI contract he designed

The man who used to pull in £180+k/year while he was setting up the Isle of Wight roads PFI is back being paid by IWC and as well as being paid £95,000 for six months' work to fix the contract, his £750 per month rent is covered by IWC.

11, July 2018·2 min read

Isle of Wight Council slammed for return of controversial PFI architect

Chairman of the IWC, Cllr Lora Peacey-Wilcox said, “The majority of the issues we have are, and have been experienced and caused by that person. I think the public need to know that.”

7, February 2014·1 min read

One of the last highways PFI team members is to leave IW council

One of the last remain architects of the IWC highways PFI is to leave the council, just short of a year since it officially started.

10, June 2021·4 min read

PFI consultant paid £730,000 to find savings in contract he designed dubbed ‘ironic’ by new Cabinet member (updated)

Cllr Jordan says regardless of costs and savings, the policy of using Jasmine Consulting again in relation to the highways PFI contract was deeply ironic

21, May 2012·1 min read

Highways PFI Preferred Bidder Call-in May Be Disallowed

The chair of the Scrutiny Committee will need to decide whether she will dis-allow a call-in on the preferred bidder Delegated Decision, as requested by the head of the project Jay Jayasundara.

30, July 2010·1 min read

£185,405 Pay Package: Who At IW Council Gets That Much?

One IWC staff member package is worth more than the chief executive.

3, June 2011·1 min read

Golden Pothole of The Week: #3 Station Road, Bembridge

Steve's back with this week's Golden Pothole

15, July 2021·2 min read

Conservative-sanctioned cuts to PFI stopped what was initially promised from being delivered says Cllr

Cllr Jordan said it was important the Island knew what the cuts to the PFI contract actually meant, which he seemed to think was not the case

23, April 2019·2 min read

Labour slam Isle of Wight council over PFI ‘savings’

The spokesperson for Island Labour says "Tories are calling cuts 'savings', as if that somehow reduces their impact".

29, August 2019·2 min read

Did you know the PFI highways grant had 30 per cent chopped from it?

OnTheWight has dug back through the PFI archives to discover what the council said would be covered by the contract after the grant was cut by 30 per cent by the Government.

24, October 2019·2 min read

Isle of Wight council fails to detail impact of PFI cuts despite repeated requests

Isle of Wight council has cut £608,000 from the PFI contract so far, but have failed to provide exact details of what is being cut from where and what the impact will be

14, May 2012·5 min read

Appointment of Waste Contract Advisors: Delegated Decision Voted Through

Report from the recent call-in of the Delegated decision to appoint legal, financial and technical advisors at a cost of £500,000 for the waste strategy

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