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CommentJust cause and impediment
Your subcontractor just isn’t up to scratch, so you fire him and hire someone else – but in doing so you stand accused of repudiating the contract. So what are your options?
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CommentPromises, promises
Indemnities should oblige another party to take responsibility for your loss, but not if the wording gives them room to wriggle out of paying up
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FeaturesStandardised schools: Here’s one we made earlier
Thanks to a streamlined procurement and design process, councils can now choose a school from a brochure and get it delivered in just 13 months. Is this a revolution in the classroom
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FeaturesBattersea Power Station: The last chance
As the communities secretary stands poised to decide on the latest plan to restore Battersea Power Station, Emily Wright looks at why, this time, things have to be different
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NewsUK engineers venture into Sudan to improve infrastructure
There are opportunities in the oil-rich south but fears about the politically unstable north
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CommentHow planning can save you money
We can save costs by advanced organisation and getting those involved in a project to work together, says Greg Verhoef. But alas, we’re missing opportunities to get the best out of each other
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FeaturesJohn Drew: The new power house
For years, John Drew has been best known as the architect who advised on the masterplan for Battersea Power Station. Now he’s joined forces with Jack Pringle and has a possible £300m worth of schemes on the horizon. Emily Wright finds him in bullish mood
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Aedas to set up London interiors business after Asian success
Aedas try to replicate firm’s Asian success in London
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Mitie delays work; shares drop
Outsourcing company, Mitie, saw its share price drop after warning the City of delays in securing work before the end of the financial year.
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Image Styles goes into administration
West Midlands maintenance firm Image Styles has gone into administration, with the loss of 70 jobs. The firm suffered from public sector cutbacks and the lack of work available from local authorities.
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FeaturesWalthamstow stadium: A dog’s chance
The famous greyhound track has been mothballed for three years while housing association L&Q wrestles with local opposition to its plans to build 300 homes on the site. After a crunch meeting last week the two sides seem as far apart as ever. Is this a foretaste of the new ...
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Contractors warned not to delay Bribery Act policies
Despite government postponing new law, legal advisers say firms should comply to win work abroad
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M&E firm signs up to green retrofitting joint venture
Brookfield Green aims to capitalise on energy efficiency regulations
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Bid-rigging firm GAJ goes under while awaiting fines verdict
A firm that was appealing against a £110,000 fine imposed for cover-pricing has gone into administration with the loss of 33 jobs.Coventry-based builder GAJ Group, which turned over £18.5m in 2009, was engaged in a number of housing and schools projects, including a £3m development of Harris School for Warwickshire ...
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CommentHansom: Intriguing
We’re a bit cloak and daggers this week (apologies to the faint-hearted), what with bloodied carpets, scribbled warnings and mysterious fires. Thank goodness some people are keeping a cool head
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CommentQuentin Shears: Working women
Quentin Shears, 48, is a quantity surveyor at Newt UK, the Hertfordshire outpost of US multinational Gator Corp. Quentin rarely watches Sky Sports
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Back to clients sharing risk
Soaring commodity prices mean contractors must either play safe and miss out or take a dangerous gamble. Is it time for clients to share some of the risk again?
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Building buys a pint for…Trowers & Hamlins
This week it’s lady’s night at Building buys a pint, and conversation turns to potato ricers, un-attentive boyfriends and furry hats
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Protect our assets
There is much comment and debate at present about the actions and spending of state-owned banks but should our attention now turn to the councils who are selling off their property assets to balance their books?