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When all's said and done
The fact that you have a contract that is only evidenced by an oral agreement does not stop you suing under the Construction Act – but be careful of potential pitfalls.
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Clash points
The dome client came unstuck when it tried to enforce a contract clause that required a bond and guarantee from a supplier. But clients only use such clauses because firms are so bad at producing documents on time.
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Clash points
Subcontractors are not the only culprits when it comes to forgetting about the paperwork. And why should the supplier alone provide these bonds? The clause is hardly in keeping with the partnering ethos.
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Foster slams Smith’s Wembley report
The architect of the proposed £475m National Stadium at Wembley this week hit back at criticism from culture secretary Chris Smith, who has said its design was unfit to host the Olympics. On Tuesday, the World Stadium Team, which includes Foster and Partners and HOK+Lobb, issued a rebuttal of ...
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£40-a-voucher tax scheme ‘horrific’, says report
Construction Confederation report says industry cannot bear costs in the long term.
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Sustainability plan needs more teeth, warns industry
DETR draft guidance is “a comprehensive summary, but not much of a strategy”.
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Government still failing to be model client
The government has a long way to go to convince the industry that it has become a better client, according to figures released today at a government procurement conference. A survey of 200 construction suppliers, conducted by BRE for the Government Construction Clients’ Panel, reveals that 28% do not believe ...
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Government calms industry fears over PFI body
Treasury secretary Andrew Smith assures industry that primary role of Partnerships UK will be advisory.
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Electrical contractor sues Sadler’s Wells for £2m
Legal wrangles begin on troubled north London theatre redevelopment.
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Lack of training stymies IT take-up
The construction industry is failing to adopt up-to-date IT because of a lack of training, according to a report commissioned by the DETR and published this week.More than half of respondents to the DETR IT Best Practice Programme survey said a lack of skills and training were hampering the wider ...
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BT consortia shortlist in store for delay
Consortia bidding for BT’s £160m Project Jaguar will have to wait until February before finding out whether they have won work.A source close to the maintenance project said that the original long list of 11 companies and consortia had been whittled down to four. These are: Bovis/Dalkia/Mitie, Mace/Citex/ Honeywell, Carillion/Servus ...
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Theatres face funding crisis
Low levels of public funding for theatre construction and maintenance have been slammed by government-backed theatre watchdog the Theatres Trust. In its annual report, trust director Peter Longman claimed that, outside London’s West End, “theatre now faces a greater crisis of confidence than at any time since the war”. The ...
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Specialists fear abuse under self-certification plan
Confederation of Construction Specialists warns that subcontractors will be hit by anti-cowboy measures.
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Building wins seven industry press awards
Building’s journalists last week scooped seven of the 11 prizes at the 1999 International Building Press Awards – the magazine’s biggest triumph in the event’s 30-year history.Building was named magazine of the year in the ceremony at the Four Seasons Hotel in London’s Park Lane. This is the second time ...
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UK contractors offered Costain stake
Malaysian investor Intria sounds out UK firms to buy its 37% shareholding.
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Infrastructure boosts output rise
Infrastructure and private commercial work is driving growth in the construction market, according to output figures from the DETR.The volume of new work in the third quarter of 1999 was 2% higher than the previous quarter and 4% up on the same period a year ago. More than £7.7bn of ...
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Symonds MBO team sets tough two-year targets
New executive chairman of multidisciplinary consultant aims to triple profit in two years.
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Double take
Few individuals have had a bigger impact on design and construction over the past 20 years than architect Richard Rogers, now Lord Rogers of Riverside, and his younger brother Peter, a director of developer Stanhope. Who better, then, to talk about the future?
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Party pieces
London is not the only city celebrating the dawn of the new millennium with a special building. Here we present a few landmark millennium projects from cities around the world, and from a small town near Jerusalem, where a certain child was born 2000 years ago.
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21st century vox
As the century ends, industry leaders and stars of tomorrow offer their visions for the future of construction. What will it be like in the year 2005 and beyond?