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Modernise or die message

Construction has been told it must ‘modernise or die’ in a report from consultant Mike Farmer commissioned by the Construction Leadership Council (CLC).

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News in brief: November 2016

From January 2017 the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) will be an executive agency of the Treasury, Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced. The NIC will be given its own budget and autonomy to provide advice on infrastructure priorities, but agency status stops short of the statutory independence and powers that construction bodies say it needs.

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Legal terms explained: Head office overheads and profit claims

When projects overrun, the delay can increase the cost to the contractor of working on the project. There are various heads of loss that a contractor may want to claim, but two highly contentious heads of loss are head office overheads (also known as off-site overheads) and loss of profit.

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JCT updates standard Design and Build Contract

The Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) has launched a new 2016 edition of its Design and Build Contract ‘family’, which it says provides a series of essential updates and enhanced flexibility for users.

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Firm pleads guilty after housing site foreman run over

Surrey based housing developer Crest Nicholson Operations has been fined £800,000 after a contractor was run over by a construction vehicle while working on one of its sites in Wokingham.

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New service aims to prevent project disputes

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Dispute Resolution Service and project consultancy ResoLex have launched an innovative joint service designed to minimize the prospect of disputes erupting on major infrastructure and property development projects.

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Project Bank Accounts compulsory in Scotland

The Scottish Government has published guidance on the implementation of Project Bank Accounts before they become a requirement in certain public construction contracts from the end of next month.

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Delayed framework to tender

Tender documents have at last been issued by the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) for the long delayed government consultancy framework.

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Construction open to slavery

The construction industry is highly vulnerable to modern slavery according to a study by LexisNexis BIS called called Hidden in Plain Site – Modern Slavery in the Construction Industry.

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More contract visibility needed

Lack of visibility of the pipeline of public sector projects is preventing construction companies making long term plans and achieving business aims, according to a survey by framework managers Scape.

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