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Bristol PFI hospital set to be first to pay losers’ bid costs
Department of Health to look for ways to win private sector support for procurement process
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Tesco removes Kier from main contractor framework
Source close to supermarket chain cites performance issues as contractor 'works to regain position'
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NewsTwo die in separate site accidents
Two workers died and three were injured in three incidents last week.
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NewsHadid and Heatherwick win big contracts in Azerbaijan
Signature designers each win high-profile contracts in the world’s fastest growing economy
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NewsHalf way to the moon
The tallest residential building in the world, the 2,000ft high Chicago Spire, has been given planning permission.
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Mace wins £30m City project
Mace has beaten off competition from Sir Robert McAlpine and HBG to land the main contractor’s role on a project for Standard Life in the City.
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Taking sides
The parties entered into a JCT With Contractor’s Design contract for the construction of 114 residential apartments in Manchester. This case concerns the enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision. During the adjudication, Crosby Homes raised three jurisdictional challenges:1 There was no jurisdiction under the “side agreements”2 ...
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FeaturesIf I didn’t work in construction ...
Not many industries offer the chance to plan the world’s greatest sporting extravaganzas, help to rebuild regions ravaged by natural disasters or live with penguins. Here’s one that does.
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FeaturesThe view from the deep end
The first year in a new career can be frustrating, hectic and terrible for your sleep. It can also be the most rewarding 12 months of your life. Dan Stewart caught up with four young starters who are juggling first projects, training and even a social life
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FeaturesTime for a change of scene
Just because you‘ve been in the same job for a few years doesn’t mean you have to stay there until the credits roll. Often, you can take the skills you’ve developed and use them in an entirely different way. Sarah Richardson pitches three scenarios for each of our virtual construction ...
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FeaturesFive ways to make a splash
From flogging posters to doing up tube stations, the career paths of the directors of Urban Splash weren’t necessarily heading in the same direction until they converged at the cutting-edge developer. Anna Goldie spoke to them
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I’m happy with who I am
Tough rules on the energy certification of buildings come into force next year, but a survey suggests that most landlords and occupiers would rather live with a poor rating than go to all the bother of getting in shape. Thomas Lane looks at the results
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FeaturesCost model: Tall buildings
Cities throughout the UK are developing residential towers and landmark skyscrapers. Steve Watts and Neal Kalita of Davis Langdon consider the design and construction challenges of high-rise development and provide a cost model for a central London office tower
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CommentWho are you today?
Contract administrators are in the sometimes awkward position of having to act for the client one minute and being impartial the next. Here’s what happened when one got the balance wrong
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CommentThe percentage game
Remember Ian McGlinn? He was last seen in the High Court suing everyone in sight after ordering the demolition of his Jersey dream home. Here he is again, still in court, trying to get the other parties to pay his legal costs
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When justice prevails
Jonathan Lewis and Mark London Ever suffered from an adjudicator’s unfair decision? If so, the Humes vs Homes case will make for encouraging reading: the court recognised the adjudicator’s decision as wrong and refused to enforce it
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How to handle snakes
Collecting money from debtors in the construction industry can be like playing snakes and ladders, says Claire Sandbrook. But there are ways to play the game to ensure you get to the top
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CommentThe Polish Olympics
The Beijing Olympics are mainly being built by British firms, but if we don’t want our own Games built by eastern European labour, we need to train our young people now