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Low carbon incentives to be included in contracts

Construction Law

Signatories agree to procure for low carbon construction and provide incentives in their contracts. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details.

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Government makes ‘timebound’ commitment to use procurement to lower carbon emissions

Construction Law

The UK government has joined other leading industrial nations in promising to adopt timebound commitments to use public procurement to reduce carbon emissions. Lowering carbon emissions is likely to feature prominently in future construction and other contracts. See the panel to the right.

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JCT Contract Administration forms released

Construction Law

JCT has released Construction Administration Model Forms for use with the 2016 edition of its Standard Building Contract, Design and Build Contract, and Intermediate Building Contract families. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details.

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Cost plus contracts under scrutiny for raising HS2 costs

Construction Law

The use of cost plus contracts for civil engineering on Phase 1 HS2 has been condemned by Sir Jon Thompson, the Chair and Acting Chief Executive of HS2 Ltd. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. See the panel to the right.

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Evolving risks and artificial intelligence to impact on standard contracts, says survey

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£170m boost to prepare Sizewell C site for construction

Construction Enquirer

The previously-allocated development cash will be used to prepare the Sizewell C site for future construction, procure key components from the project’s supply chain, and expand its workforce.

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HS2 contracts come under tighter government scrutiny

Construction Law

Cost plus contracts are expected to come under a harsh spotlight in a review of HS2’s soaring costs to be carried out by cost consultants Gardiner & Theobald (G&T). Meanwhile, HS2 contract awards and changes will come under increased government scrutiny, according to rail and HS2 minister Huw Merriman.