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PFI exemption

Private Finance Initiative (PFI) schemes could be exempt from the ban on pay when paid or pay when certified clauses contained in the Construction Act. The government gained the power to create the exemption via a commencement order on 23 June.

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NEC not understood

A report from Constructing Excellence and Pinsent Masons has highlighted deficiencies in understanding of collaborative contracts such as the NEC as a major barrier to progress towards an improved industry performance.

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Code combats bribery

The Director of the Serious Fraud Office promises that the new Bribery Act will be vigorously enforced but says that contractors following a new Anti-Bribery Code of Conduct launched by the UK Contractors Group (UKCG) will have nothing to fear from the new law.

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News in brief: July 2011

Construction disputes are on the rise globally, according to a survey by EC Harris. Disputes take an average of nine months to resolve and are most often caused by poor administration.

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Schools body caned

A new wave of school building using the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) as the procurement route could be unleashed with news that Partnerships for Schools, the body responsible for the abortive Building Schools for the Future (BsF) programme, is to be abolished.

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OFT gives up on appeals

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has decided not to appeal against any of the judgements handed down by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) relating to cover pricing by contractors, and will review its penalty policy for breaches of competition laws.

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Government procurement revolution

Details of what is being hailed as a revolution in government construction procurement strategy have been unveiled, aiming at a 20 per cent cut in costs by the end of this Parliament.

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News in brief: June 2011

Contractors might have to sign up to a charter to protect supply chains from unfair practices on public sector work as a result of changes in the way the government deals with major suppliers.

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James slams procurement

Public sector procurement practices for capital investment have been heavily criticized in the long awaited James Review of investment in schools.

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OFT considers appeals

The Office of Fair Trading was expected to launch appeals against at least some of the Competition Appeal Tribunal rulings that have reduced or wiped out cover pricing fines, as CL went to press.

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