Construction Enquirer

APRIL 28, 2023

The current frameworks used for engineering, design and construction services have been in place for almost 10 years and expire on 31 March 2025. The new arrangements will offer the option of running for AMP9. Southern Water aims to set up a collaborative framework to deliver low-complexity infrastructure design and build schemes.

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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. For this reason, the minimum compressive strength has been included in many specifications.

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Construction Law

JUNE 3, 2024

Legislation state of play table Our regular update on the progress of regulations and legislation affecting construction and procurement compiled by Alignment Media. If the rate of insolvencies in the industry is anything to go by, the answer is no, he says. The judgment is vital case law, they argue.

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Construction Law

APRIL 5, 2024

million towards building safety works, the first attempt to use the powers created by the Building Safety Act 2022 designed to pursue owners of buildings for post-Grenfell remediation costs. 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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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. times the standard deviation; and 2) 0.80 times the characteristic strength ; and the average strength of all the samples is not less than the characteristic strength plus times the standard deviation.

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Construction Law

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Building Safety Regulator’s (BSR) first strategic plan - a requirement of the Building Safety Act 2022 - has been published, claiming that its impact on high rise building design can already be seen. 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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Construction Law

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

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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Construction Enquirer

APRIL 25, 2023

Northumbrian Water is calling up contractors to help shape its procurement plans ahead of launching a £4.5bn AMP8 procurement race in the Autumn. The water company wants specifically speak to design and construct firms with experience of working in similar collaborative delivery models.

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Construction Law

MARCH 8, 2024

The Industry Safety Steering Group (ISSG) has hit out at developers for continuing to build with designs appropriate to older standards. 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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Construction Enquirer

JUNE 8, 2023

Cost consultant Arcadis has warned that the second staircase rule in the Capital will set back tall residential projects in procurement by up to 9 months. In its latest tender price forecast for the UK, the cost consultant warned the new fire safety-based design delay would worsen the wider market slowdown.

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Construction Enquirer

MAY 31, 2023

Opting for a collaborative procurement model, The Great Grid Upgrade Partnership will be split into two major lots: covering consultancy and construction works. Under the new plan, National Grid is seeking 4-6 partners for the construction and services lot as well as two reserve partners.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 17, 2023

United Utilities has started the hunt for contractors to deliver complex design and build projects for a programme worth £5.5bn over 10 years. The Construction Delivery Partner (CDP) frameworks now out to bid will form the design and build delivery runway within the new procurement model.

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Construction Enquirer

JUNE 20, 2023

Procurement specialist Scape has launched the hunt for contractors to deliver specialist utilities civils and construction works. Two new 8-year frameworks are planned for the sector, one covering England, Wales and Northern Ireland and another Scotland.

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Construction Enquirer

MAY 14, 2023

The 116 winning consultants have been confirmed for a country-wide £30m framework to help support new build, refurbishment and retrofit of public sector buildings and homes.

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Construction Enquirer

MAY 2, 2023

Suppliers appointed to the new framework bring with them a wealth of knowledge and housing expertise that will enhance the work of Homes England.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 24, 2021

News Flash – Best value facilities repair, renovation work order delivery is now available to any real property owner. An integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery solution that drives consistent on-time, on-budget, quality outcomes at a fair price. Collaborative design for constructibility.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

All of these elements are used by interior designers to develop a functional, safe, and aesthetically pleasing space for a building’s user. The work of an interior designer draws upon many disciplines including environmental psychology, architecture, product design, and traditional decoration (aesthetics and cosmetics).

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Construction Enquirer

MAY 4, 2023

“We are looking forward to fulfilling our role as prime constructor for the spaceport, including design, procurement and management of the local supply chain, as well as providing operations support and engineering services.”

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Construction Enquirer

JUNE 25, 2023

Morgan Sindall will also take the design of the main school forward, under a pre -services contract. Subject to planning and procurement, construction of the new campus is expected to start this Autumn. The secondary school project will see the existing school relocated and rebuilt on land off Lewis Road, Splott.

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The Korte Company

JUNE 18, 2020

Procurement of supplies and labor. Every construction project is a feat to behold, but some truly break new ground. That’s the case with the new Navy Gateway Inns & Suites (NGIS) completed in late 2018 at Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island. Also noteworthy was the “0% design” framework adopted for the project.

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Construction Enquirer

MAY 2, 2023

Procurement provider Pagabo has revealed the 93 suppliers appointed to its £1bn refit and refurbishment framework which goes live today. The latest version of the deal sees new contractors on board including John Sisk & Son, Stepnell and Tilbury Douglas while more than two thirds of winners are SMEs.

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Construction Law

APRIL 2, 2024

News Our news round up looks at Birmingham City Council on the verge of starting the judicial review application to try and reverse a government refusal to approve a major highways contract; a warning to avoid ‘group think’ in major public sector project delivery; and a new framework to promote the use of artificial intelligence in project delivery.

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The Korte Company

AUGUST 12, 2020

Design-Build was not always accepted in the industry. So when he encountered Ralph Korte’s vision of Design-Build in action, he saw the industry’s future. . A move to Denver in 1971 landed him a role on a ten-man design team for the largest building to date in the city’s downtown, the Mountain Bell Denver Headquarters. “I

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 27, 2023

Procurement body Pagabo has readied firms for two new decarbonisation projects frameworks set to come out to tender in September. Both frameworks will be valued at £1.6bn and run for four years and each will have its own contracting authority.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 9, 2023

Ashe Construction has been awarded a £24m design and build contract to for a new primary school and community health hub for Milton Keynes Council. The job will form part of the council’s MK East development in preparation for 5,000 new homes being built in the area.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 20, 2023

Architect Morris and Co has designed the replacement scheme, which will be spread over an H-shaped footprint building rising from 5 to 11 storeys. The project will be an all-electric building that could be carbon-free through green power procurement.

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Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 13, 2023

With the main tunnel and its connection tunnels fully excavated and more than 85% of the construction work complete, the Tideway team is preparing to enter a phase of ‘system acceptance’ – essentially, ensuring the super sewer and its associated infrastructure functions as designed.

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Construction Law

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Assessments can be procured from a number of independent bodies and certifications can often be achieved, but questions are increasingly being asked if some of them are worth the paper we would rather – for sustainability reasons – they weren’t written on.

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Construction Enquirer

JUNE 22, 2023

We’re looking to deliver even more this year and the new DAR framework contract will simplify the procurement process to do that.” “Our role on both lots of the framework highlights Keltbray’s growing strengths in the design, delivery, maintenance and decommissioning of highly regulated UK legacy assets.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 30, 2022

While this is great news for architecture and construction, it will also bring significant challenges to the industry; the current supply chain and processes are plagued by inefficiency and waste and, what’s more, the sector as a whole is responsible for 40 per cent of the nation’s total greenhouse gas emissions.

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Construction Enquirer

MAY 17, 2023

The ‘Meet the Contractor’ event is designed to help businesses understand how to get ‘HS2-ready’ so they are in the best possible position to bid for upcoming work. Civils & Stations work streams Urban realm (incl. earthworks, minor civils, roads, landscaping, trees) Station fit-out (incl.

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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.

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Transportation Contract Maine Airports 56

Construction Enquirer

JULY 30, 2023

Procurement body YORhub has picked 20 firms for its third-generation civil engineering framework covering the Yorkshire and Humber regions. Separated into two regional frameworks together worth an estimated £800m, they will replace YORcivil2, which is due to expire in August. Presently 29 civils firms hold places on the existing panels.

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Deals Infrastructure Engineering Procurement 75

Construction Enquirer

JULY 18, 2023

National Highways said it is “awarding the contracts ahead of consent being granted for the project to allow its Delivery Partners as much time as possible to collaborate and carry out the detailed design work that seeks to reduce the impact of construction on the local community and the environment.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 30, 2022

Integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and team. The benefits of strategic collaboration vs. traditional construction planning, procurement, and project delivery are well documented and partially listed below (Chan et al., Partnering process model for public-sector fasttrack design-build projects in Korea.

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The Constructor

MARCH 26, 2012

Precast and in-situ concrete can be used together in many different ways to extend the design horizons for architects, engineers and contractors. Sun, 30 Sep 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates.

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