Procurement – Covid-19

Group think must be avoided in major project delivery, says report

A report into the delivery of London’s Crossrail project has produced nine key recommendations for improving delivery of complex infrastructure schemes.

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New framework promotes AI experimentation in project delivery

The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) has published a new framework which sets out how Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be harnessed to boost productivity and efficiency in public project delivery.

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RAAC may be present in more buildings than thought, says Guidance

Guidance on managing reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in listed buildings warns that RAAC might be unexpectedly present in more buildings than so far realised.

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Adjudication loss sees contractor in administration

Losing an adjudication with a supplier has been blamed by administrators for the failure of Newcastle based Surgo Construction Ltd.

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Mental health questions added to tender documents

Halton Borough Council is to make contractors include mental health statements in bids for construction work.

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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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