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Public procurers urged to terminate Russian contracts

Public sector bodies should urgently review contracts with Russian and Belarusian suppliers and where feasible seek to terminate these under the direction of a new Procurement Policy Note published by the Cabinet Office.

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Model contract launched to aid collaborative procurement

A model Integrated Information Management Contract has been launched which aims to support the construction industry to adopt a collaborative procurement approach, make effective use of BIM and meet the collaboration requirements of ISO 19650.

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House builder fined for Welsh watercourse pollution

A major developer has been fined £433,331 after failing to implement appropriate measures to prevent pollution from a development which impacted the River Gavenny in Monmouthshire, South Wales in 2019.

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Developers sign safety pledge as cladding fund demands dropped

Crest Nicholson, Barratt, Taylor Wimpey and Redrow are among the first major house builders to sign the government’s Building Safety Pledge, which commits them to address life critical fire safety issues on all medium and high rise buildings they were responsible for developing over the last 30 years.

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Warning over procurement rethink on social value

Government plans to scale back emphasis on achieving wider social value outcomes from public procurement under the direction of the new Minister for Government Efficiency, Jacob Rees-Mogg, it is reported.

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Ukraine crisis adds pressure on construction margins

Knock on effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are set to pile additional cost pressures on the construction sector and could force some projects to be cancelled or put on hold, Mace has warned in its latest market analysis.

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Government “missed” failed ACM fire test result, inquiry hears

Results of a “catastrophic” fire safety test on ACM cladding “just got missed” by the government some 16 years before the Grenfell Tower fire, the Inquiry into the 2017 blaze has heard.

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News in Brief April 2022

Covid-19 has worsened late payments in the UK construction industry as firms continue to struggle with cashflow, according to research carried out by Lloyds Bank.

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Pre-qualification standard updated with sustainability requirements

Build UK has updated its Common Assessment Standard – the industry agreed question set for contractor pre-qualification – to include new questions on sustainability, diversity and cyber security.

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Climate clause set to launch for NEC contracts

NEC is adding a new clause to its NEC4 suite of standard contract forms that construction clients can use to hold firms to account over their carbon reduction promises and tackle so called ‘greenwashing’ in the sector.

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