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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.

9, January 2013·3 min read

Letter: The case for the Cowes asphalt plant

James Luke asks what value does the proposed asphalt plant bring to the Island and the people who live here?

23, February 2011·13 min read

Live Coverage Of Full Council Meeting (update 19)

Live coverage of the happenings at the full council meeting

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.

25, April 2019·2 min read

Overflowing bins? The PFI service was ‘better than needed in some areas’, says Cllr Ward

Cllr Ian Ward has said the service level cuts to the PFI have happened due to the service being "better than needed in some areas".

10, June 2021·3 min read

Payments to Island Roads withheld as milestone 14 over a year late

Milestone 14 is the final milestone in the Core Investment Period of the Highways PFI contract and is 15 months late

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

25, January 2011·2 min read

PFI: Nearly Half A Million Pounds In Expenses In Six Months

VB looks at the detail of how nearly £500,000 worth of expenses can be spent in just six months on the roads PFI project

30, January 2013·6 min read

Road PFI: Detailed report on Ventnor roadshow

Many subjects, including residents questions, were covered on the night, and are detailed below for you. The last of the 'roadshow' event is taking place tonight in Cowes.

29, March 2011·1 min read

Senior Councillors Walk Out Of PFI Meeting

Word reaches VB that opposition councillors questions raised the ire of the Deputy Leader of the council

25, March 2011·2 min read

This “Wretched PFI”: A Brief Recap by Mike Starke

Mike Starke runs through a brief history of the Island roads PFI as he sees it

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