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JCT updates contract

JCT has amended its Standard Building Contract from 2 February to allow employers to ‘name’ specialists. Th e optional provisions enable employers to name individual specialists as domestic sub-contractors for identified parts of the works by appropriate entry in the contract particulars.

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Civil servants to lead projects

A shake up in public sector use of consultants on construction and other projects has been promised by the Major Projects Authority (MPA) at the launch of a new scheme to train senior civil servants in leading major project delivery.

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New procurement methods trialled

The Cabinet Office has selected seven construction projects and programmes as test cases for trialling three new public sector procurement methods.

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News in brief: January 2012

Lanes Group said it will take its case against Galliford Try to the Supreme Court following a Court of Appeal verdict that could have long term implications for adjudication.

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Project Bank Accounts revolution

The Cabinet Office has announced that 20% of total government spending on construction will go through Project Bank Accounts (PBAs) within three years, ensuring that suppliers are paid within fi ve days of due dates.

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Small site safety crackdown

The construction sector is still the most dangerous sector of industry in which to work with more deaths than any other industrial sector, according to Health and Safety Executive figures.

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MPs slam PFI again

The Private Finance Initiative (PFI) has come under further attack from the influential Treasury Select Committee as the government concludes a review of the controversial procurement method.

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News in brief: December 2011

A TCC ruling will force contractor PC Harrington to pay an adjudicator’s fees despite his ruling being judged unenforceable. Mr Justice Akenhead said adjudicator Philip Doherty was entitled to £22,000 plus VAT from the contractor. which lost its case at adjudication against Tyroddy, which had claimed money owed for reinforcement works, but succeeded in having the decision ruled unenforceable.

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Safety record improves

The latest statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show construction injuries at work have fallen by 25% since 2007–2008, while fines for health and safety breaches have risen by 22% in the past year.

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New procurement standard

A new procurement standard for the construction market has been launched by the British Standards Institution (BSI).

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