Procurement – Covid-19

Risk of wasted potential on major projects

Billions of pounds committed for major infrastructure projects risks being wasted without greater monitoring of long term benefits, better local engagement and more transparency over delivery, a committee of MPs has warned.

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Grenfell project manager was unfamiliar with regulations

Grenfell Tower refurbishment main contractor Rydon’s project manager was unfamiliar with building regulations, had not heard of aluminium composite material cladding and was unsure of the firm’s contractual obligations to its client, the inquiry into the 2017 blaze at the tower block heard last week.

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HS2 opts for Project Bank Accounts

Hopes have been raised for more widespread adoption of Project Bank Accounts (PBA’s) following HS2’s decision to use them on key contracts across Phase One of the multi billion pound project.

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Building Safety Regulator to have powers to punish

The biggest improvements to building safety in some 40 years are promised in the new draft Building Safety Bill, under which site workers will be encouraged to report potential structural and fire safety worries to a proposed Building Safety Regulator.

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Flexible risk approach vital, says Arcadis report.

Anyone daring to set up contracts in today’s challenging conditions will need a flexible approach to risk, warns cost consultant Arcadis in its latest UK Construction Market View.

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Arbitration court sets new records

The International Court of Arbitration (ICC Court) registered a record 869 new cases in 2019, according to final figures in its full Dispute Resolution Statistical Report.

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More ACM clad building owners to be ‘named and shamed’

Local authorities have started enforcement actions against the owners of more than 30 buildings with Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding, according to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

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Four year delay predicted for post-Grenfell safety reforms

Proposed laws developed in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire to improve England’s building safety regime may not take effect until 2024 – seven years after the 2017 incident – according to a key player in the construction industry’s response.

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Contractors revert to poor payment practices

Some companies are reverting to poor payment practices, prompting calls for construction firms to act responsibly and in collaboration to ensure cash continues to flow through the industry to be reiterated by a major trade body.

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Firms sued for £115 million over historic mansion blaze

Legal action is being pursued against a contractor and a building surveyors firm over alleged botched work that aided the spread of a fire that ripped through an 18th century stately home owned by the National Trust.

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