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Project Speed for rail faces contractual challenges

Government is challenging the railway industry to pioneer new ways of working in order to halve the time and reduce the cost of delivering key projects as part of its Project Speed initiative.

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Bechtel loses procurement challenge over HS2 station contract

High Speed 2 has successfully defended a major High Court procurement challenge brought by Bechtel after the contractor failed in its bid for the £1.3Bn construction partner contract to deliver Old Oak Common station.

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Confusion over liability for pandemic impacts

Confusion remains over who takes responsibility for Covid related delays and additional costs on projects, with a third of respondents to an industry survey reporting that their contracts were not fit to address the effects of notifiable pandemic events.

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Sector less adversarial than feared during pandemic

Industry has remained less adversarial than many feared at the start of the pandemic according to analysis from consultant Gleeds, which highlights a trend towards greater collaborative working.

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Legal expert to lead construction frameworks review

Construction law specialist Professor David Mosey of King’s College London will lead an independent review of public sector construction frameworks in a bid to support more effective contracting, the Cabinet Office has announced.

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News in Brief: March 2021

Establishment of a new Building Safety Regulator to oversee the safe design, construction and occupation of high risk residential buildings in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire has taken a key step forward with the appointment of a Chief Inspector of Buildings.

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Roofing firm fined £165,000 following fatal fall

A roofing company has been fined for 'completely inadequate' safety precautions after an employee fell to his death while working on a warehouse roof at the Port of Tilbury.

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Tougher product certification proposed for high risk buildings

Fresh proposals to strengthen the process by which construction products can become certified as safe for use on higher risk residential buildings (HRRBs) have been set out by the British Board of Agrément. But one lawyer says the testing of individual products can only be relied on so far.

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Planning protocol could help resolve disputes

A new tool designed to help construction firms prepare and maintain high quality project programmes promises to support greater collaboration between parties and could assist in the resolution of time related disputes.

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BRE supervisor denies knowledge of fire test deception

A former BRE testing supervisor who oversaw fire tests of Celotex’s RS5000 insulation product, which was used on Grenfell Tower, has denied claims that he knew about extra components being added to the test rig to help ensure a pass.

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