The Contractor's Perspective:1. Role/ObjectiveAccording to the Bid Manger, initially the consortium members examined the "Local Authority Requirements" and decided on strategies to meet them. Regarding sustainability, the decision was to achieve BREEAM 'Excellent' on new build projects, and 'Very Good' on refurbishments. The consortium also decided to exceed the authority's planning requirements of 10% production of Renewable Energy Two biomass boilers were installed which provided approximately 98% of their heating needs, therefore, capable of achieving 24% renewable energy production across the property. building insulation and achieved an air leak of 5 m³/m² instead of the 10 m³/m² required by the building regulation. The team also decided that one of the refurbishment projects, Beamount Leys School, would be demolished instead rebuilt. This is to improve the energy performance of the school. As the Bid Manager says: "... we believe it is better to try to build a. low energy solution to start with. So rather than take a junk building and put a bunch of nice wind turbines and heat pumps and all that stuff on it, we'd rather take the money and say, "Right, so can we build a new one?" because it will be much more efficient than an old building” (The Bid Manager) However, the decision to rebuild Beamount Leys School has put the consortium on the edge of affordability for all four schools. Therefore, due to the limited budget, they were limited to introducing only minor improvements to building regulations and meeting both planning and BREEAM requirements.2. The BSF process and how it affects...... middle of paper......ndard school? Are you looking to build a low-energy school with a limited number of sustainable elements? We need to agree on this philosophy from the beginning and get some commitment from the authorities to say: "Yes, well, this is the direction we want you to work in"... And I think this is the key. If you can set your parameters before you start putting pen to paper, then you have a really good chance of getting what everyone wants. (Bid Manager) According to The Bid Manager, equally important during the consultation period is to ensure that all stakeholders are involved, including the school, the authority's sustainability team and FM providers. This is to ensure that all interested parties with a vested interest have a voice in the forum.2. Incentives According to the Bid Manger, the private sector interest must be brought forward and try to resolve it.