Procurement – Covid-19

Post-pandemic digital innovation boost predicted

Government is encouraged to consider embracing a procurement model which incentivises greater use of the latest digital tools on public infrastructure projects to help support the sector’s recovery after the Covid-19 crisis.

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Brexit Working Group to look at contractual risks

Guidance to help industry get ready for Britain’s departure from the European Union is set to be produced by a new dedicated working group which was launched by the Construction Leadership Council this week.

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Arbitration decision delays Costain results publication

Major civil engineering contractor Costain has delayed publication of its half year results while it awaits an arbitration decision in relation to a dispute with the Welsh Government over the A465 Heads of the Valleys construction project.

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Suicide bidding set for post-Covid return

Cut throat bidding is making a return in the construction sector in light of Covid-19’s impacts, a leading cost consultant has warned following a record decline in output recorded during the second quarter of this year.

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Contractors return to Prompt Payment Code

Two construction firms have been reinstated to the Prompt Payment Code after implementing measures to meet the code’s standards and stepping up performance to pay suppliers on time.

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Industry optimism grows as orders rise

Construction firms are feeling optimistic about the prospect of a recovery in business activity during the next 12 months following significant growth in output and a steep rise in new orders in July, new survey results indicate. However one lawyer warns that the way ahead may not be clear for all parts of the industry.

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Murphy fined over Scottish motorway gas leak

Civil engineering contractor John Murphy & Sons has been fined £150,000 for safety breaches after damaging a 10 inch gas pipeline while carrying out work to support the widening of the M8 motorway between Glasgow and Edinburgh.

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Framework terminated to speed up new contract approach

Highways England is terminating a framework contract for the delivery of construction work in South East England in order to speed up implementation of its latest Asset Delivery model in the region.

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News in Brief: 14 August 2020

Balfour Beatty is pulling out of the water and gas markets, the company has confirmed in its results of the first half of 2020 where it cites onerous terms and conditions as a key factor in the decision.

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Digital push to create legal issues

Construction could benefit from the impact of Covid-19 on adoption of digital technology but this will create new legal issues for the sector, warn guest editors Kathryn Noble, Amanda Stubbs, and Charlotte Clayson of Trowers & Hamlins LLP in the latest printed edition of Construction Law.

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