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Morgan Sindall chalks up Cardiff secondary school

Construction Enquirer

Cardiff City Council has signed off an enabling works deal with Morgan Sindall to rebuild the 900-place Willows High School. enabling works signals the go-ahead for the latest scheme to be delivered under the Band B, Sustainable Communities for Learning programme.

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New Act no cure for procurement malaise

Construction Law

New legislation aiming to modernise the UKs public procurement system doesnt come along very often. The Procurement Act 2023 has been some time coming, after being subjected to delays since being announced by the previous government, which said it would be one of the biggest changes in UK procurement history.

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Plan for major NHS estate green upgrade framework

Construction Enquirer

NHS Shared Business Services has revealed plans for a decarbonisation framework to deliver retrofit works across the health estate and other government departments.

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Traditional construction procurement methods can endanger building safety

Job Order Contracting

Traditional construction procurement methods can endanger building safety, while an integrated, less adversarial approach can consistently improve safety and quality, while significantly reducing cost and delivery time. 2017, Building a Safer Future, Independent Review of Building, Regulations and Fire Safety: Interim Report. “The

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Survey on Government Construction Contracting Challenges and Issues

Construction Dive

Government work represents approximately 27%-28% of all construction dollars put in place annually according to Department of Commerce monthly spending reports. Federal and federally funded public works represent a good chunk of this work. To learn more about these challenges and issues, WPL Publishing Co., Thank you.

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£500m Suffolk construction framework winners

Construction Enquirer

The introduction of building services lots will allow public sector partners access to firms carrying out decarbonisation works as well as other M&E-based project work, including EV charging points, solar panel installation and heating improvements. The framework was set up for the council by consultant Concertus.

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Skanska lands £450m Lower Thames Crossing deal

Construction Enquirer

Skanska has been named as preferred bidder for the £450m Kent Roads contract on the Lower Thames Crossing project. A winner for the main £2bn tunneling contract will be announced later this year with the BFV JV, Bouygues Murphy JV and Dragados-Hochtief JV on the shortlist.