Clients alerted to contractor insolvency threat as industry emerges from recession

Turner & Townsend is warning clients that they need to carry out ‘robust procurement and pre-qualification checks’ to minimise the risk of contractor insolvencies impacting programmes as the industry climbs out of recession.

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Building control crisis averted by competence proof extension

A crisis in building control in England has been averted by the Building Safety Regulator granting a 13 week extension to the deadline by which inspectors have to prove competence. The Regulator warns however that there will be no extension beyond this transition period that ends on 6 July.

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New collaborative framework expected for School Rebuilding Programme

The Department for Education (DoE) is to launch a new collaborative contractor framework to speed up delivery of projects under its flagship School Rebuilding Programme.

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Levelling up project delays are ‘baked in’ say MPs

Only 10% of the £10.47 billion allocated to councils for regeneration projects under the government’s levelling up programme has been spent so far, and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) cannot provide any compelling examples of what has been delivered, says a report.

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Spending watchdog warns Carillion lessons not being evaluated adequately

Government interventions in distressed companies like failed construction giant Carillion are not being evaluated consistently and transparently and lessons learned are not being shared across government, says the parliamentary spending watchdog the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in a report.

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Construction Law latest print issue published

The print version of Construction Law will be arriving on subscriber’s desks around now, with the popular blend of analysis, explanation and news.

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Independent major project delivery delay review commissioned

Planning barrister Lord Charles Banner KC has been appointed by Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) minister Michael Gove to lead an independent review on how to speed up delivery of major infrastructure projects.

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Homes consultations hit by software problems

Housebuilders have hit out at the government after software failures prevented respondents from properly responding to a consultation on the Future Homes Standard. The delay has forced the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) into an emergency response and to extend the consultation period.

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Birmingham PFI roads row goes to judicial review

Birmingham City Council is proceeding with a judicial review process to challenge a Department for Transport refusal to approve a £2.7 billion highways contract. A hearing is expected later this month.

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Safety group slams developers for minimal compliance approach to regulations

The Industry Safety Steering Group (ISSG) has hit out at developers for continuing to build with designs appropriate to older standards. The group says that some developers show an approach based on minimal compliance of safety regulations.

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