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NHS advertises for Procure 21 partners
NHS Estates' £3bn Procure 21 initiative has finally advertised for supply-chain partners in the European Union's Official Journal.
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Contracts
EC Harris wins London jobsEC Harris has been appointed to project manage the Terry Farrell & Partners-designed leisure centre and 14,000 m2 of residential space in Swiss Cottage, north London. Camden council has also appointed the firm to provide initial studies on the proposed development of Kentish Town baths. Drake ...
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HTA's community service
Outline planning permission has been granted for the Ada and Marion Community Centre in Bethnal Green, east London.
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Jarvis heads list of investors as Treasury PFI body floats
Shares oversubscribed by 30% as 51% stake of Partnerships UK is sold to private investors.
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Balfour scorns doubters and invests £500,000 in dotcom
Contractor Balfour Beatty has invested about £500,000 in construction portal BuildOnline.
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New Alfred McAlpine business to target IT firms
Alfred McAlpine has set up a company to provide accommodation for IT firms despite growing concerns over the high-tech sector.
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Costain moves away from PFI
Major contractor to focus on traditional contracts and repeat business.
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Roberts: PFI is not the panacea.
Bovis Lend Lease has beefed up its global management with two appointments.
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Miller eyes bigger construction margins
Private construction outfit Miller Group aims to increase its construction margins, which stood at 1% last year.
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English Heritage goes back to the past
Under Sir Jocelyn Stevens, the quango backed a series of exciting designs, from the Swiss Re tower to the V&A spiral. Now it seems to have clamped the brakes on. Has English Heritage reverted to type?
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After the fire
Alistair McAlpine - That we have turned the countryside into a charnel house is horrific. It is also a unique opportunity to create a less polluting, more humane farming system
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Beyond bars
HLM Architects' PFI prison may be a regression to Victorian design values, but its pastel shades and female warders make the Salford complex humane as well as stark.
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Changing the record
One year ago, the government ordered councils to abandon "lowest price wins" procurement and start buying buildings on best value. Now bolder councils have taken on the challenge
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Why I want women
Paul Hodgkinson wants 50% of Simons Group employees to be female by 2011. Here's why
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Five London party venues
The Science MuseumExhibition Road, SW7The museum provides eight galleries as well as the Wellcome Wing for parties. The Wellcome Wing has a simulated space ride, eight floors of interactive exhibits, a 420-seat Imax cinema, and dining areas for up to 700 people. It costs £6500-10,000 to hire and is available ...
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The Science Museum
John Redmond - Individuals may not be able to hide behind the sanctity of the 'corporate veil' for much longer, but these are early days to anticipate a change to the status quo
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You've been warned
Tony Bingham - When a subcontractor carries out your instructions and things go wrong, can you complain that it should have told you about the risks and dangers?
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Trapping the genie
Tim Steadman - The perfect partnering contract would ensure that any disputes that may arise can be cleanly settled. Sadly, there are too many grey areas in PPC2000
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A word in your ear
Melinda Parisotti - A contractor has a duty to point out errors and dangers in a client's design or instructions. But just how far does that duty go?