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Brown backs PFI but lists measures for reform
Chancellor announces proposals to make procurement route more efficient and simplify bidding process
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NewsContractors plan to charge extra for Olympics
Bidders will ask for extra money to cover public relations implications of late delivery of Olympic work.
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NewsAllies and Morrison plans taller neighbour for Swiss Re tower
Architect masterplans £200m development that could include a 43-storey tower next to London landmark.
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NewsAllies and Morrison plans taller neighbour for Swiss Re
Architect masterplans £200m development that could include a 43-storey tower next to London landmark
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NewsLaing O'Rourke and Mace team up for Olympic bid
In a surprise move, contractor links up with Mace to form megaconsortium for 2012 delivery partner role
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Construction college faces closure
National Construction College East will close if planners prevent it from building new training facilities.
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St Modwen and Vinci land £150m Ministry of Defence estate development
Joint venture announced preferred bidder to redevelop and extend RAF Northolt on MoD's London estate.
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Babcock says no takeover approach has been received
Support services group 'notes' announcements by VT and BAE Systems that they have been exploring possibility of a bid.
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John Callcutt sets out his vision for England's cities
Newly appointed boss of English Partnerships calls for architects to be reined in and housebuilders to shape up.
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Cyril Sweett plans Indian expansion
QS determined to get foothold in Indian market as it extends its global reach.
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NewsWembley roof collapse to cost at least £600,000
Collapse of a rafter to support retractable roof results in loss of day's work for 3000 operatives
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NewsLaing O'Rourke and Mace team up for Olympic bid
In a surprise move, contractor links up with Mace to form megaconsortium for 2012 delivery partner role
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CommentKing's ransom
Consider for a moment the amount of hassle involved in a party wall dispute in Sidcup. Now, dear reader, consider the reconstruction of King's Cross Tube station …
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CommentA position of power
The challenge of energy generation in the future has to be met by policy decided today. Well, by 14 April. And the government needs your help to do it
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CommentMuch ado about nothing
Pundits have suggested that the way JCT05 handles extensions of time has radically changed. Are their concerns well founded? Or do they protest too much?
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Lumbermens' demon
Last year, Judge Colman said global settlements did not trigger insurance payouts; now Judge Aiken has looked at the same issue and taken the opposite view
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CommentNil desperandum
If a contractor's request for more time is knocked back, it is free to try again on different grounds - a principle that also applies to so-called ‘open' adjudications
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CommentThe magic bullet
Wembley has sent a frisson of fear through the construction industry - is it a portent of what will happen at the London 2012 Olympics? Well, it ain't necessarily so
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CommentWonders & blunders
This week Bob Stanley of St Etienne composes a hymn of praise to a Tube station, and a protest song about a block of flats