Alinea sounds warning over ‘aggressive’ bidding with firm expecting prices to rise next year

By Dave Rogers2021-03-03T06:00:00

London QS says optimism returning but contractors still need to plug gaps in order books

London QS Alinea is expecting prices to remain flat this year ahead of edging back up from 2022, the firm’s latest market report has said.

But it said some contractors were still unsure about the strength of workloads for next year and repeated previous warnings that a number were trying to win work with aggressive bids, especially Tier 2 firms looking to fill shrinking order books ravaged by the pandemic.

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