Buckinghamshire Council launches market engagement for proposed highways framework

Buckinghamshire Council is undertaking a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise to inform the procurement of two complementary Highways Framework Contracts that will support the delivery of its highways, transport, drainage, structures and environmental improvement programmes. The post Buckinghamshire Council launches market engagement for proposed highways framework appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

$4.5B Arkansas Solar Storage Megaproject Gets Underway

New transmission-ready energy infrastructure combines domestic manufacturing, utility-scale batteries and phased delivery to meet surging industrial electricity demand.

Greystar unveils 20,000-home ‘garden-style’ delivery strategy

The strategy has been launched alongside the acquisition of a 387-unit development site at Waterbeach in Cambridgeshire. The post Greystar unveils 20,000-home ‘garden-style’ delivery strategy appeared first on Property Week.

Megaproject professor calls for high-level new-towns delivery body

A Cabinet-level body should be set up to oversee the delivery of the government's flagship new-towns programme, a leading academic has urged peers. Juliano Denicol, professor of megaproject management at University College London, told the House of Lords Built Environment Committee on Tuesday (14 July)… The post Megaproject professor calls for high-level new-towns delivery body appeared first on Construction News.

Bernard Hunter puts 90t Liebherr to work

Bernard Hunter has taken delivery of Scotland's first 90t Liebherr LRT 1090-2.1 rough terrain crane, the first of its type in the country.

Crossrail-style ‘heroic’ leadership no longer fit for purpose - Published by ICE and Rob Horgan

Construction’s traditional “heroic” style of leadership is no longer fit for purpose, according to an ICE review of major project delivery.

Dynamic Progress Dashboard - Published by Ramskill Martin

The purpose of Project Planning is to determine, develop and communicate the strategy of delivering the Project in a timely and orderly manner. An essential part of that delivery function is to be able to facilitate robust progress monitoring.

ICCP - Notices Under the 1999 FIDIC Contracts, 29102020

A talk delivered by Andy Hewitt on the FIDIC requirements for giving notice Failure to send notices in the correct form is one of the biggest mistakes that the Parties to the FIDIC contracts make. In the case of the Contractor, such a failure could be fatal to claims for extensions of time and additional payment.

Building - Contract issues to consider for Modular Units / MMC

Contractual considerations for Modular Units / MMC

HS2 bosses begin ‘resequencing’ construction handovers to keep project on track - New Civil Engineer

HS2 Ltd’s board has identified the handover between construction contractors and systems integration partners as “key” to avoiding programme delays and cost overruns on the first phase of the high speed rail project between London and Birmingham.

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