Private procurement failings exposed

Readers of this column will be familiar with the seemingly never ending stream of reports from the likes of the Public Accounts Committee and the National Audit Office as well as House of Lords Committees, highlighting critical failings in public sector procurement capabilities, particularly as they affect delivery of large scale construction and outsourcing projects.

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Legal terms explained: Suspension

Suspension in the context of construction contracts is typically where: (i) the employer instructs the contractor to pause performance of the works; or (ii) the contractor notifies the employer that it intends to halt performance of the works.

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Obituary – Michael Thurston Phipps

It is with great regret that we have to report the sad death on 20 April of long term Construction Law columnist Michael Thurston Phipps, who has provided the Contracts Monitor column for 20 years (Obituary: The Times, 7 May 2019 and “Readers’ Lives”, The Times 25 May 2019).

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Arbitration survey launched on resolving international construction disputes

Queen Mary University of London's School of International Arbitration has launched its ninth major empirical international arbitration survey, which this year focuses on efficiency in resolving international construction disputes.

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Build UK advises on contract terms to avoid

Six contract terms that should be avoided in order to foster greater collaboration, fairer allocation of risk through the supply chain and better project outcomes have been set out by Build UK.

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New tools launched to tackle modern slavery on site

Construction site inductions are set to include advice on spotting signs of modern slavery and labour exploitation, following collaboration between the Gangmasters & Labour Abuse Authority and leading contractors.

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Practice note published for BIM and JCT contracts

The Joint Contracts Tribunal has released a new practice note providing up to date guidance for using JCT contracts on construction projects where Building Information Modelling is to be used.

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Rethink urged over High Speed 2 appraisal

Costs on High Speed 2 “do not appear to be under control” and the project’s business case is in urgent need of a new appraisal, says the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee in a new report.

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Call to reduce focus on capital cost in measuring project success

Government over relies on capital cost to determine project success and should instead recognise the importance of whole life economic, social and environmental value, a report by the Institution of Civil Engineers argues.

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