Procurement – Covid-19

Work inspections criticised at Grenfell Inquiry

"Sloppy” workmanship in the installation of cavity barriers intended to prevent fire spread at Grenfell Tower was missed by inspections carried out during the block’s refurbishment, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry has heard.

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Firms warned over stricter Covid obligations

Construction firms will need to place stricter focus on measures to prevent coronavirus transmission on sites with current ‘Covid-secure’ guidance now set to become a legal obligation, lawyers and safety specialists have warned.

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Proposed building safety regime scrutinised

Intentions behind government’s draft Building Safety Bill are broadly welcomed across industry, but it may clash with proposed planning rules and significant additional detail is needed to ensure the new regime works in practice, a Parliamentary committee scrutinising the Bill has been told this week.

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Open book contracts reduce Covid disputes risk

Future construction contracts should use ‘open book’ processes rather than setting a fixed price to help avoid arguments over delays and cost increases caused by any further Covid-19 or pandemic events, new guidance urges.

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Lords concerned over planning law changes

New de-regulatory planning rules which came into force at the end of August could result in low quality housing, according to a committee of Lords which warns that the changes have been brought in with little Parliamentary scrutiny.

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Dangerous cladding replacement progress slammed

Government has “badly missed” its target for flammable cladding to be removed from high rise buildings, with the UK’s “not fit for purpose” building safety regulation system hampering efforts to improve safety, the Public Accounts Committee reports.

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Director receives suspended prison sentence after fatal fall

A scaffolding boss has been given a suspended prison sentence and his company was fined after a worker suffered a fatal head injury in a fall from height caused by a collapsing scaffold.

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Council wins again in waste plant dispute

A High Court judge has found in favour of Essex County Council for a second time in a dispute with the operator of the Tovi Eco Park waste disposal plant in Basildon over performance issues at the PFI facility.

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Grenfell Inquiry hears call for products ban

An immediate ban should be placed on the use of any form of combustible insulation or cladding, the director of the specialist contractor responsible for the unsafe cladding system installed at Grenfell Tower has told the Inquiry into the 2017 fire, which resumed this week after a summer recess.

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News in Brief: 11 September 2020

Guidance for expert witnesses on participating in remote and virtual hearings has been issued by a committee of leading judges.

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