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Guidance published on corruption in procurement

Government has launched a new Policy Note providing advice on the necessary procedures for tackling corruption in public procurement.

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Call for clarity over ‘smash and grab’ adjudications

Is new legislation needed for adjudication? Laura Lintott of Dentons UK and Middle East LLP considers in the latest issue of Construction Law whether changes to the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 are necessary to clarify the process in ‘smash and grab’ and subsequent ‘true value’ adjudications.

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Bechtel lines up HS2 station claim

Bechtel is believed to have lodged a claim in the Technology & Construction Court after it lost out on the £1Bn contract to build High Speed 2’s new station at Old Oak Common.

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Fit out cartel faces £7m fine

Five office fit out companies have agreed to pay fines totalling over £7m after admitting to being involved in cartel behaviour.

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Cabinet Office launches ‘playbook’ to improve outsourcing

Changes to the way government allocates risk between itself and its suppliers have been announced by the Cabinet Office, which published an ‘Outsourcing Playbook’ in February to improve how it works with industry.

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Large fine follows fatal fall at Ealing site

Two construction firms have been ordered to pay a combined total of almost £1m after a worker fell to his death when a temporary platform collapsed at a housing development in Ealing.

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News in Brief: March 2019

Standardised payment terms and project bank accounts have been embedded within a major government construction framework worth up to £30bn over seven years, with contractors now being invited to bid for places.

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Work at height review urged by all party group

Members of Parliament have called for a major review of work at height culture following a year long inquiry to investigate why falls happen and how to reduce these incidents.

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Fine issued after death during Aberdeen bridge construction

Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering has been fined £600,000 after a worker was fatally injured on a project to construct the Third Don Crossing in Aberdeen, which completed in 2016.

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