Construction Law
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Major failings in the procurement and project management processes have been highlighted by Lord Hardie’s report (see News) as responsible for what must be one of the biggest infrastructure procurement screw ups in Scottish history. Neither TIE or the council had the necessary expertise to procure and manage a project like this.
Construction Enquirer
JUNE 20, 2023
Procurement specialist Scape has launched the hunt for contractors to deliver specialist utilities civils and construction works. The frameworks are designed to cover a host of works covering gas and heat, electricity, water, nuclear, ports, airports, and transport services where many frameworks already exist.
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Job Order Contracting
MAY 17, 2022
Design for long life and adaptability. Source building material, bricks, cement, aggregate and sand from the closest source to reduce the transport distance and related emissions. Modify and refurbish instead of demolishing or adding to avoid unnecessary production and transport of building materials. Use of biogas for chilling.
Construction Enquirer
MAY 2, 2023
DaRTS partners Lot 1 – end-to-end technical and professional services – value £140m Structural and civil engineering, transport and traffic services and environment and sustainability services. The new two-part lotted structure provides direct access to suppliers with a place-making specialism.
The Constructor
NOVEMBER 15, 2011
IS 456-2000 has designated the concrete mixes into a number of grades as M10, M15, M20, M25, M30, M35 and M40. In this designation the letter M refers to the mix and the number to the specified 28 day cube strength of mix in N/mm2. These mixes of fixed cement-aggregate ratio which ensures adequate strength are termed nominal mixes.
Construction Enquirer
JULY 11, 2023
HS2 has started the search for a contractor to design and supply a transport system for the project’s Automated People Mover in the West Midlands. The APM Systems Contract worth around £270m will include a 25-year transport operation and asset maintenance contract for the transit system.
The Constructor
NOVEMBER 20, 2011
III Concrete which does not meet the strength requirements as specified in I, but has a strength greater than that required by II may, at the discretion of the designer, be accepted as being structurally adequate without further testing. times the standard deviation; and 2) 0.80 times the standard deviation; and 2) 0.80
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