The Treasury castigates government contracts for being monstrously late and over budget.

As remedies it changed government procurement procedures and advocated the selection of PFI as an assurance for both time and price.

The 2005 Stirling Prize has been awarded to the Scottish Administrative Headquarters as an example of architectural passion and as a potential tourist attraction. It too was monstrously late and over budget.

The Treasury and the judges for the Stirling Prize send different messages. For time and price can they both be right?

James Nisbet, Surrey Toeing the line

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