Procurement – Covid-19

Government called on to remove investment plan uncertainty around General Elections

The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) has called on government to introduce an 18 month ‘fix’ on infrastructure investment plans covering the periods before and after elections, to be agreed by all major parties.

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Innovative collaboration approach to guide AMP8 investment

Northumbrian Water has appointed new key partners to support its AMP8 £3.6 billion investment programme to be delivered under what it says is an innovative industry-leading collaborative partnership.

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Crane breach collapse leads to a safety breach fine

An offshore drilling company has been fined for safety breaches after a crane boom collapsed catastrophically, almost eight years after the incident.

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Plant company fined £900,000 for fatal risk assessment failure

Leicestershire based powered access platform hirer and trainer Nationwide Platforms Limited has been fined £900,000 after an employee, father-of-two Lee Banham, was crushed to death.

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Massive government underspend on housing project support revealed

A Freedom of Information (FOI) request has revealed that only one third of a £4.2 billion government fund available to increase housebuilding has been spent since its creation in 2017.

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Long running arbitration results in defeat for engineering company

Ecuador has beaten off a multimillion-dollar arbitration claim from an Australian engineering firm.

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National Highways releases details of new Transformation Delivery Partner contract

National Highways has published a Contract Notice for a transformation delivery partner to “provide a centralised vehicle for transformation and change” to deliver efficiency targets in capital and operational spending during its third Roads Investment Strategy period (RIS3) from 2025 to 2030.

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Survey reveals ‘deep-rooted’ payment challenges in Scottish construction

The Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV) has called for urgent reform to the Scottish construction sector after it revealed the results of a survey highlighting struggles with payment delays and financial strain.

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Council fined £2M after death of roadworker

Newport City Council has been fined £2million after a roadwork was killed while carrying out road repair works. Stephen Bell was barrowing tarmac from the back of the local authority’s tipper lorry in July 2019 when he was struck by a farm vehicle passing the road works.

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UK Transport infrastructure delivery to be reviewed by former Siemens head

The UK’s Labour party has appointed the former head of Siemens to lead a review into rail and other transport infrastructure.

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