Procurement – Covid-19

Fines issued over fatal demolition incident

Three construction companies have been fined a combined total of over £250,000 after a worker suffered fatal injuries while demolishing a building in preparation for a development project on the Isle of Wight.

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Procurement must reform to increase transparency

Reforms are urgently needed to bring greater transparency to public procurement, according to a new report which states that the coronavirus pandemic has “laid bare” how opaque procurement systems result in poor value for money.

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Arbitration decision goes against Costain

Costain faces a £45M hole in its finances after arbitrators ruled against the contractor in a dispute with the Welsh Government over responsibility for design information on the A465 Heads of the Valleys road construction project.

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Covid breaches drop on construction sites

Breaches to Covid-19 safe working requirements decreased by 41% on construction sites between 1 June and 31 August according to the Building Safety Group, which reports that more companies are successfully adapting to new ways of working.

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Clients warned of tender price deflation

Construction clients need to be wary of suicide tendering and focus on collaborating with suppliers as the market enters what could be a prolonged period of deflation, consultant Turner Townsend has warned in a new report.

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Infrastructure spending promised to aid Scottish recovery

Fresh plans to increase infrastructure investment in Scotland to help support the country’s economic recovery from Covid-19 have been welcomed by lawyers alongside recent proposals to aid the construction sector’s revival.

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Scotland details construction revival priorities

A draft recovery plan for Scotland’s construction sector has been published today by the Scottish Construction Leadership Forum, setting out a series of calls for action to support the industry response to coronavirus.

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Risk needs rebalancing to aid pandemic recovery

Rebalancing risk within construction projects, a stronger focus on value rather than price in procurement and greater collaboration and transparency with suppliers are being urged to help build supply chain resilience as the sector looks to recover from Covid-19.

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Dramatic rise for PI insurance premiums

Professional indemnity insurance premiums are likely to continue rising dramatically for construction companies over the next few months in the wake of Covid-19 and could become financially unviable for struggling firms, an insurance specialist predicts.

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Highways procurement delay caused by Covid

Kent County Council has delayed the re-procurement of its £500M highways services contract due to restrictions and uncertainties stemming from Covid-19.

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