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FeaturesMore haste, more speed
Ministers may have promised a bill for London’s superfast transport link Crossrail next spring, but boss Norman Haste is not leaving his £9bn project until then. We saw him in action at the Labour Party Conference
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A touch of class
This City Academy is the first of 200 the government wants to build in deprived inner city areas. However, it’s unlikely that the others will be designed by Richard Rogers and boast a really pukka kitchen garden
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CommentGood times don’t come cheap
“We’ve had six fantastic years of steady growth. Now it feels much more fragile.”
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CommentThat settles it
So, you’ve dispensed with the expensive lawyer and drawn up the final settlement yourself. Here’s how to make sure the agreement means what it says
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CommentTrouble in the nursery
The Latham payment review panel has failed to produce an ABC for squabbling subbies. Nanny government must decide when to step in, and when to keep clear
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The dangers of dropping an E
A court found that a developer accidentally dropped a crucial clause ‘E’ from a contract, but then deliberately ignored its own mistake. The judge was not happy …
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CommentHe knew he was right
Construction management has failed several Arts Council projects and now the Scottish parliament. Of course, if those clients had just listened in the first place …
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The value of conflict …
Peter Rogers’ argument for one professional institute to replace all the existing bodies (24 September, page 24) is a step too far – too radical for the “silo mentality” of the individual professions (the unhappily accurate words of your perceptive leader that week, page 3). But perhaps more importantly, the ...
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BIW response
Your article “Inland Revenue probes IT provider BIW”, (24 September, page 14) is, in our view, sensationalist and potentially misleading.
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Arup’s cunning plan
Arup Major Projects’ case studies (17 September, page 48) are good examples of programme management and Arup is undoubtedly adept at this.
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A tragic legacy
Although it is possible to have sympathy with any small building contractors who are struggling to obtain employer’s liability insurance at the moment, the root cause of this problem is not any great rise in claims, or the compensation culture, as some employers organisations would attempt to suggest.
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In criticism of Michael
Any investor in the construction sector must have read Sir Michael Latham’s article “In defence of Peter” (17 September, page 31) with dismay bordering on disbelief, particularly his final paragraph regarding the general public’s “envious carping about salaries of industry leaders”.
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NewsAmec may quit Iraq over rising local labour costs
Contractor fears for profits as security problems deter westerners, increase demand for local workers
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NewsMoayedi buys firm from Jarvis
Businessman Paris Moayedi has disclosed this week that he bought a shell company from Harvey Bard, a former colleague at the troubled support services group Jarvis
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Conference pledge: Tories would match Labour spend
Shadpw DTI minister Stephen O’Brien has pledged to match Labour’s spending plans in schools and hospitals if the Conservatives win the next general election.
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Hunt for Clissold contractor
Hackney council has begun to look for a new contractor to carry out repair work on the Clissold Leisure Centre in north-east London.
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Doon the water
Architects John Prevc and Frank Filskow, from the practice Make, have completed their masterplan proposals for the Edinburgh Waterfront development area.
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NewsMultiplex faces High Court action from Saudi Sheikh
Cleveland Bridge owner set to fight Wembley contractor if result of adjudication next week is unsatisfactory