All QS articles – Page 110
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NewsCapita Symonds on first West African PPP highway
British consultant to support lenders behind €200m toll road in Senegal
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CommentKnowles' knowledge: Improving your payment terms
In order to clinch a deal its easy to overlook poor payment terms, but you may be in a better negotiating position than you think…
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NewsAtkins buys US consultant for £178m
PBSJ has a turnover of £518m and employs around 3,500 people in the States
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T&T seeks companies for Uganda PPP
Turner & Townsend is seeking contractors and architects to work on Uganda’s first PPP - a £350m upgrade of the country’s police estate
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Comment
Any which way
As money for schemes is squeezed, clients will opt for lowest price tenders. But contractors will then seek to boost their income through claims and variations, warns Sir Michael Latham
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Archive TitlesKnowles' knowledge: How to price variations
Our expert QS kicks off a new series by looking at variations and how to make them boost your bottom line
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News'Several hundred' in Atkins redundancy talks
Government cuts could force QS to slash transport division workforce
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CommentQuentin Shears: Free schools and the Continuity PTA
’They’re already looking at sites, trying to work out how many kids you can fit in an abandoned Zavvi’
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FeaturesInternational salary survey 2010: Foreign office
As the UAE continues to struggle, other areas are emerging as career hotspots for workers who want to see the world
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NewsCyril Sweett hired for non-profit hospital in Casablanca
Consultant appointed as project manager and cost consultant on KBZF-funded medical centre in Morocco
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CommentCan oral contracts be adjudicated?
The lack of good administration in the construction industry is well recognised
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NewsCapita Symonds secures planning for Hornsey Town Hall refurb
Grade II listed building will be transformed into an arts and cultural centre housing a theatre, studio space, cafe/restaurant, bar and offices
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NewsWSP axes up to 50 jobs ahead of cuts
Consultant reveals that staff cut-backs in roads business could amount to 2% of UK workforce
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NewsCapita proposes pilot tidal energy scheme
The £150m Welsh test bed facility for turbine designers and manufacturers could get the go ahead
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NewsFirms scramble to win work on Tories' free schools initiative
Consultants switch resources from BSF and rush to make contacts with parent and teacher groups
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NewsEx-Kier chief engineer starts new consultancy
Barry Johnson joins ex-Robert Benaim director Brian Bell to form Bell Johnson
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NewsCyril Sweett buys biggest QS in Asia
Consultant plans expansion into China with aquisition of Hong Kong-based Widnell
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NewsClient caution takes toll on Cyril Sweett order book
Chief executive points to stage-by-stage commitment to projects as orders fall 20%
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FeaturesConsultants: The best way to beef up
As US giant URS subsumes Scott Wilson, Aecom closes in on Davis Langdon, and EC Harris prepares for a flotation, Tom Bill examines what the best options are for businesses looking to scale up