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Public procurement isn’t working

Construction Law

In that environment spending decisions have no chance of taking proper account of crucial information regarding the efficiency and deliverability of policies. Reform also sets out ideas to strengthen the incentives that civil servants have to pursue efficiency, and improve how senior officials are held accountable for the results of spending.

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State of the Construction Industry: July Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Projects by 2021. While in the common design-bid-build (DBB) method an owner works with a separate design firm and contractor to execute a project, in DB an owner contracts with just one entity that performs both design and execution. Drone use continues to skyrocket for photography on construction jobsites. Like what you’ve read?

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Lowest price obsession hasn’t gone away

Construction Law

The Cabinet Office has announced new measures to deliver social value through public procurement in ‘Taking Account of Social Value in the Award of Central Government Contracts’. The suggestion then was that social value would be given a 10% weighting when assessing bids for public sector contracts.

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BuildingConnected Data Reveals Top 15 Cities with Most New Projects Published [Report]

Autodesk Construction Cloud

After one of the most difficult years in modern history, the construction industry appears to be taking 2021 to make up for lost time. In March of 2021, economist Ed Zarinski noted that this increase in real-time bidding activity “signal(ed) the industry (was) getting back to work – and doing so quickly.” . and Canada)

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The Great Convergence, Part 2: Off-Site Construction Drivers and Enablers

Pro Builder

Software technology for our industry has steadily improved over the past decade, and the great majority of builders closing 50 units or more have implemented one of the 10 or 12 major brands that cover, at minimum, job cost accounting and project scheduling. Is Off-Site Construction a Real Solution to the Housing Industry's Challenges?

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45+ of the Latest and Greatest Updates for Autodesk Construction Cloud 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Bridge in Autodesk Construction Cloud allows teams to share data across accounts, like a general contractor to a subcontractor, in order to improve cross team collaboration, reduce rework, and improve control and ownership of project information. Cost Management | Account Level Cost Management Library Templates – coming soon .

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Social value a procurement challenge

Construction Law

This is surprising because public sector procurement accounts for over £350Bn a year, at least some of which is regularly accompanied by inefficiencies of legendary proportions. Reform plans were published in a Green Paper back in December 2020, and a public consultation ended in March 2021. Nick Barrett.