Procurement – Covid-19

Rise in contractual disputes anticipated by contractors

Over half of construction contractors are expecting a greater number of contractual disputes to arise after Covid according to the latest market report from consultant Gleeds, which also highlights escalating issues around the supply of materials on projects.

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More rigour urged earlier in project development

Government departments and agencies need to be “far more rigorous” in how they take forward major projects from earlier on in the development process to help ensure timely delivery and value for money, the Infrastructure & Projects Authority’s chief executive has told a committee of MPs.

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Site boss jailed over unreported excavator injury

A builder has been imprisoned for 24 weeks after he failed to report a serious incident at a construction site he was in charge of, which resulted in a worker losing one of his legs.

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Rail procurement reviewed after legal challenge

Network Rail is reviewing its procurement processes after a long term supplier mounted a successful legal challenge to the outcome of a £500M switches and crossings infrastructure procurement.

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Radical procurement reform demanded 

Major UK construction and procurement shortfalls have been highlighted in a three day series in the Times this week, prompting a repeat of calls for radical overhaul and reform of governance of major projects.

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May 2021 issue of Construction Law published

Subscribers to the print edition of Construction Law are receiving copies of the May issue this week. Guest Editor in the latest edition is Ben Mellors of HFW who asks if it is time to explore whether users of international construction arbitration might benefit from specific rules or guidance, to supplement the more general arbitration landscape.

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Industry failed to learn lessons from high rise fires

Lessons from a series of major fires at high rise buildings clad in aluminium composite material (ACM) panels were not properly learned by the UK construction and cladding industry in the years leading up to the Grenfell Tower fire of 2017, a sector specialist has said.

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Revisit fire safety plans, government told

Government should establish a new comprehensive building safety fund – paid for in part by the construction industry – to address the ‘true scale’ of fire safety issues facing residential buildings, a committee of MPs has urged.

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Arbitration survey reveals scale of Covid adaptation

An explosion in the use of virtual hearing rooms has been reported by the international arbitration community in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, findings of a major survey released this week reveal.

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Procurers focus on efficiency gains after pandemic

Driving operational efficiency has unseated reducing costs as the top priority for chief procurement officers according to a global survey, while 70% report that risk in procurement has increased over the last year of Covid-19 due to supply chain problems.

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