Dundee Schools PPP

This project comprised the design, construction and funding of two new secondary and six primary schools, including the provision of two community swimming pools in the secondary schools, built over two phases. Phase 1 has provided four new primary schools and one secondary school, with Phase 2 delivering the remaining two primaries and new Academy. 

Funding has been secured through an innovative monoline bond arrangement. The project company includes Dundee City Council as a shareholder, one of the first true partnership arrangements of its kind in Scotland. As well as providing hard and soft services, Robertson Facilities Management supports an innovative arrangement in subcontracting cleaning services to the Local Authority’s in-house FM provider.

Status: Operational (2009)

Client: Dundee City Council

Scale: 2 new Secondary and 6 new Primary Schools totalling 59, 000m² for 5624 pupils

Value: £100 million

D&B Contractor: Robertson Tayside, Robertson Central and Sir Robert McAlpine

FM Services Contractor: Robertson Facilities Management in partnership with Tayside Contracts – Hard & Soft

Term: 25 year concession

Financial Close:  February 2007

Equity Funding: Robertson Capital Projects, Sir Robert McAlpine and Dundee City Council

Senior Debt Funding: Ambac Assurance (Monoline Bond)