Procurement – Covid-19

Quality code published for new homes

A new code of practice for house builders which aims to drive up the quality of new build homes and strengthen protections for customers was published in its final version in December. All housing developers will have to register for the New Homes Quality Code by the end of 2022.

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Balfour Beatty fined in US after military housing fraud

Balfour Beatty has been ordered to pay a fine of £49 million after its United States subsidiary pleaded guilty to defrauding the US military for unearned performance incentive fees relating to the maintenance of military housing communities.

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Birmingham PFI contract restructured ahead of retender

The tender process for a new sub-contractor to deliver the Birmingham Highways PFI contract – which has been restructured following a dispute with the now terminated original supplier Amey – is set to get under way next month.

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Fine and suspended sentence issued over cable strike

A principal contractor has been fined and the director of its groundworks subcontractor handed a suspended prison sentence after unsafe excavation work on a highway scheme in Berkshire left a worker with serious burns.

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Call for renewed efforts on demolition safety

Construction firms have been urged to place fresh focus on managing safety during demolition works following a series of prosecutions involving severe injuries and fatalities due to poorly planned demolitions over the last year.

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Review recommends Gold Standard for construction frameworks

A new ‘Gold Standard’ for public sector construction frameworks is being taken forward by the Cabinet Office following an independent review carried out by Professor David Mosey of King’s College London’s Centre of Construction Law.

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Infrastructure risks on the rise, reports law firm

Issues around Covid, climate change and rapid technological advancement are increasing perceived risk attached to the infrastructure sector according to research by law firm Ashurst. It found that a lack of coherent government policies is a key barrier for the industry in formulating a coherent response to the changing landscape.

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Sector calls for mandatory carbon assessments

Whole life carbon assessments should be a statutory requirement for the delivery of public sector construction projects, allowing decisions to be made based on emissions impacts, a letter addressed to the Construction Minister has urged.

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Costain suffers setback in gas plants dispute

Costain is expecting to have to pay up to £53.5 million to National Grid following a contract dispute in relation to a project to upgrade gas compressor stations in Peterborough and Huntingdon, after a series of adjudication decisions.

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Action urged to prepare for building safety changes

Designers of high rise buildings should act now to prepare for more stringent building safety regulations which are on the way as part of a package of post-Grenfell reforms, the Health & Safety Executive is urging.

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