All QS articles – Page 101
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CommentContract advice: clauses that risk unravelling your claim
Certain combinations of clauses may have profound consequences for the unsuspecting contractor or subcontractor if the terms are not strictly complied with
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CommentBenefits of working as a QS abroad
The trainee Costain QS can see the benefits of working abroad but would rather stay here in the UK
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NewsThree year outlook for construction worse than feared
Output likely to fall more than previously thought, according to analysis
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NewsTrading normal despite Middle East turmoil, says Hyder
Internationally focused consultant says Bahrain office is now fully operational again
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NewsErnst & Young expands construction team
Firm appoints in construction and real estate advisory services in NY and expands in California
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CommentTender lists, who cares?
Tender lists are too long and as a result bidding is often a waste of time and money
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NewsMouchel rejects Interserve and Costain bids
Consultant reports half-year pre-tax profits down 73%
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NewsRICS attacks Budget on zero carbon U-turn
Body ’disappointed’ standards are watered down despite industry backing for zero carbon homes
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NewsOsborne unveils package to boost construction
Chancellor announces shake-up of planning, stamp duty changes and extra infrastructure cash
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NewsDavis Langdon returns to Bahrain against Foreign Office advice
Consultant evacuated office last Wednesday but has now flown staff back despite Foreign Office warnings
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NewsCapita Symonds in Leicester NHS win
Consultant to carry out strategic review of NHS community partners’ £550m estate
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FeaturesAndrew Wyllie: Yes, we can
With Costain’s much publicised bid for Mouchel rebuffed no fewer than four times, and huge infrastructure plans dependent on funding, how come chief executive Andrew Wyllie is so upbeat?
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NewsArup to stress test buildings in disaster-hit Japan
Damaged construction projects are on hold and evacuations take place as Japan struggles to recover
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CommentBusiness planning: home and away
How do you plan ahead and formulate business strategies amid all the uncertainty of political uprisings - and the upcoming Budget?
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NewsQatari Diar in-house consultant in UK move
Developer’s presence in UK will cut down jobs available to other firms
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FeaturesUnderbidding: Warning! Highly risky manoeuvre
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and in some cases result in suicidal tendencies. As underbidding spirals further out of control, we look at how widespread the practice has become and what – if anything – can be done about it.
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NewsAtkins flees Bahrain as army cracks down on protest
Engineer evacuates 170 staff from the Kingdom after authorities use force to remove protesters from central square
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NewsTurner & Townsend flees Tokyo over 'nuclear cloud'
Project manager will fly staff to Shanghai tomorrow after third explosion at nuclear plant