Opinion – Page 553
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No such stipulation
I am writing in response to your article on the Bath Spa, “Money down the drain” (11 February, page 26).
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Silenced partner
I have noticed over the years that when you profile a landmark project in your publication, you rarely make mention of the specialist M&E subcontractors used by a listed main contractor and I have often wondered why.
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Judge, jury and accomplice
Although I am sure that Michael Sergeant has presented a legally correct view of impartiality and agency (21 January, page 58), I think that he has not entirely warned of the dangers facing the design team.
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An arquitecto writes
With regards to Just the job (4 February, page 110): I am a Spanish arquitecto técnico who has been working as an estimator/quantity surveyor in the UK for the past year.
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Ryding with Rab
I couldn’t agree more with Rab Bennetts’ call for an accepted, industry-wide methodology for measuring the performance of buildings (11 February, page 15).
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CommentWonders & blunders
An arts centre shows that the best plan can be no plan at all, says Iain Borden, but a London office block betrays no sign of life
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CommentTake us to the pub!
The first of an occasional series of web log-style diaries begins with a typically bizarre Tuesday in the life of a CAD operative in an engineering firm
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CommentSchal’s Stalingrad
The struggle between Bovis and Schal for the £400m BBC Broadcasting House redevelopment was a decisive moment in the recent history of UK construction
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CommentFall-out shelter
Will we ever have an industry in which well-run subcontractors do not continually face financial ruin because they happen to work for a contractor that goes bust?
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CommentException to the rule
If you win a case against a limited company that goes bust usually you can’t pursue the owners for costs. But in this case that’s exactly what did happen …
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Not so disastrous?
After Building put its foot in it with the 10 ‘disastrous’ building projects, our readers kick back
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Behind the statistics
I was disappointed that your magazine chose to publish the PPP Forum’s inaccurate and misleading account of the evidence for PFI.
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Disputing a dispute
The parties had entered into a contract incorporating the ICE conditions, 5th Edition, and the engineer had made a decision in relation to a dispute pursuant to clause 66 of those conditions.
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Show your clause
The claimant contractor sought to enforce the decision of an adjudicator made in its favour. The defendant refused to pay on the basis that the adjudicator did not have any jurisdiction to hear the dispute, because there was no construction contract incorporating adjudication provisions. The dispute related to work carried ...
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CommentThe value of values
Just like in any job interview, first (and second and third) impressions count with your clients. It’s crucial that your customers can see what you stand for
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CommentJust not good enough
What verdict should the Health and Safety Executive pass on the construction industry at next week’s summit?
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CommentNo quick fix
Reports that Lafarge may have supplied faulty cement raise a host of problems for suppliers and contractors that face legal claims – or want to pass them on
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CommentStop having fun
In Scotland, parties can no longer indulge in games of ambushing courts with fresh evidence. An eminently sensible idea, and one that should apply to adjudication