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Work and playstation
Fledgeling construction manager Exterior has been given the chance to prove itself on a £20m headquarters for computer games giant Electronic Arts. How is it coping?
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The problem of the scale
Churchill described Britain and America as "divided by a common language". So what chance has the design team when architects and engineers can't agree on the scale of their drawings?
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Lawyers' love letters
"Letters of intent" are there to get the works started while the contract gets sorted out. But if things go wrong before that happens, all sorts of wonderful things can happen. Wonderful for lawyers, that is.
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Love me tender
When competitive tenders are sought in the public sector, an implied contract exists whereby the prospective employer agrees to treat all tenderers fairly. Might this not also apply to the private sector?
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Room for review
Is the UK complying with European competition law? A recent judgment by the European Court throws doubt on the UK's implementation of procurement directives.
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In the chair
Ten tips on how to prevent your meeting becoming unfocused, an office popularity contest or a downright brawl.
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Appointments
ContractorsBristol-based Stoneform has appointed Richard Godby contracts manager.Leigh Davidson has been made head of marketing in the Yorkshire division of Ballast Wiltshier.ConsultantsChartered QS and project manager Burtenshaws has promoted Terry Game, John Cheshire, John Knowles, Mark Matthews and Martin Browes to associates. Ahmed Zghari has joined the firm’s London office ...
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Audit Office slams Tyneside DSS job
Spending watchdog queries soaring fees on £241m PFI deal to build social security headquarters.
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Price war set to break out over latent defects cover
Local authority building controllers set pace by slashing price of defects liability insurance.
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Treasury to gee up best value initiative
Treasury secretary Andrew Smith this week announced that an advisory panel is to be formed to help the public sector introduce best value procurement, which has replaced compulsory competitive tendering.Smith, who was speaking at a conference on best value, said the Public Services Productivity Panel would include leading business figures ...
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Eurostar sues over Waterloo defects
Claim against Bovis, Grimshaw and Tarmac for faults in station’s glazed roof and walls could reach £10m.
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Schröder in Holzmann rescue bid
Germany’s second-largest contractor, Phillip Holzmann, was hoping on Wednesday that chancellor Gerhard Schröder would convince the company’s banks to agree to a rescue package for the troubled company. Holzmann filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday this week after its 20 banks failed to back its restructuring plan. However, Holzmann could still ...
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Opera house hitches lead to cancellations
The Royal Opera House, which officially opens next week, has cancelled the whole run of Gyorgy Ligeti’s Le Grand Macabre because of problems with computerised scenery-moving equipment.The system involves a “train set” that takes scenery from the theatre warehouse to the stage area and the fly-tower. The fly-tower then moves ...
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Tendering rules stifled 2000 Village innovation
G&T report says English Partnerships’ procurement rules prevented partnering on Millennium Village.
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Retailers fund research on adopting Egan
University analyses shop refurbishment procurement at Boots, Pizza Express, Arcadia and Borders.
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Seven in race for Liverpool regeneration
Seven international consortia are in a race to develop one of Britain’s biggest city-centre retail schemes.The teams shortlisted for the 100 000 m2 mixed-use scheme at Paradise Street in Liverpool include: Developers Grosvenor Developments and Henderson with architect Building Design Partnership Developer Peel Holdings with architect Chapman Taylor Partners Developers ...
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Curtain up on £214m opera house revamp
Remodelled house to open on time but six performances cancelled because of equipment problems.
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Top clients set to demand better-skilled suppliers
UK clients expected to back motion requiring suppliers to be fully trained and certified or risk tendering ban.
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Costain directors victims of cost-cutting
Job losses across the industry predicted as Costain follows Laing in reducing overheads.
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Good times set to roll in Europe
Construction economists upgrade their forecasts for output across the Continent for this year and next.