Opinion – Page 491
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Unwritten rules
The defendants entered into a building contract in respect of significant refurbishment works that they wanted undertaken at home. The building contractor carried out the works in a manner and at a pace which was not to the defendants liking. The defendants therefore terminated the building contract before the works ...
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CommentTalking yourself into it
Earlier this year competitive dialogue was hailed as the answer to the problematic process of awarding PFI contracts. So how does it actually work – and is anybody finding it useful?
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CommentBoys will be boys
This week it’s sex, duds and hoi sin rolls as the man from BRE gets fruity, the job-swap lads get out of their depth and the Stef Stefanou gets the guests mixing with some old-fashioned bonhomie
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Look before you leap
When a contractor is caught out by unforeseeable events, under the ICE contract it can claim loss and expense from the employer. The problem arises over the definition of ‘unforeseeable’
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CommentSave the college
Further to your article on the threatened closure of the CITB’s National Construction College (29 September, page 28), I am writing to express our support for its redevelopment.
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An old story
Thank you for your most informative article on ageism in the workplace (29 September, page 44). I could not help but think that it was fortunate that it was published on 29 September and not after the new regulations came into force.
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It’s no secret
I was pleased to see that my letter to Graham Watts, chair of the construction umbrella bodies adjudication task group, received coverage in last Friday’s Building (6 October, page 63).
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For God’s sake, go
Your article reviewing “what to do if your boss won’t leave” (29 September, page 60) fails to mention the final course of action a person can resort to if they feel there is no chance to progress their career – to find employment elsewhere.
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CommentAlan Titchmarsh on speed
Aldo Giovanelli writes: “Attached is a picture of someone attempting to dig his own grave. I am a building control officer and having had to deal with a partially collapsed building the previous week I was naturally a little perplexed at this one. Fortunately this building hasn't collapsed … yet.”
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CommentFull steam ahead, all guns blazing
As a lobbying group the construction industry acts like a bunch of weekend sailors on a pleasure cruise. James Wates thinks it needs to turn itself into a disciplined navy
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CommentWonders & blunders
David Bellamy worships the Natural History Museum where he learned about botany, but rails against City Hall for its swarms of security guards
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CommentSomething has to be done
Nine out of 10 sites are delayed by the apparent inability of gas, electricity and water suppliers to do what they’re in business to. They can take six months to produce a simple quote. They can charge you £4,000 before they begin to think about putting in a water mains.
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CommentWages of fear
Endangering the minimum wage is just one of the claimed hazards of the new age discrimination law. The bloggers have uncovered even greater depths of influence.
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CommentNet result
For the fans, the Arsenal stadium is a great result, but architecturally it’s in the second division
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CommentFloored by a contract
A contractor has withheld £250k from a flooring firm and told it the contract states it has to arbitrate directly with the client. How can it best recover the money it is owed?