Plasterboard manufacturer accepts design responsibility

Plasterboard manufacturer Siniat has declared that it will retain design liability for the system information and standard details it issues.

HS2’s Chiltern viaduct gets go-ahead

A viaduct designed by contractor joint venture (JV) EKFB for HS2 has been approved by Buckinghamshire council. EKFB – a JV made up of Effiage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and Bam Nuttall – has overall design responsibility for the scheme. It worked with engineering JV ASC… The post HS2’s Chiltern viaduct gets go-ahead appeared first on Construction News.

Who has design responsibility in building contracts?

If a building contract tells you in black and white who has design responsibility and for what part, it should be easy to direct the liability when it all goes wrong. However, are there additional implied terms that can be argued, whether the contract is clear or not, on who has design responsibility? Arbicon explains. The post Who has design responsibility in building contracts? appeared first on Planning, BIM & Construction Today.

ICE - Guidance Note - Procuring improved construction productivity, 24082022

This timely new ICE paper, based on lessons learnt from some of the UK’s largest recent construction programmes, shows how better procurement practices can help to address poor productivity The guidance note outlines how better procurement and commercial practices can help to address poor productivity in construction

Metroun Quantity Surveying - FIDIC Contracts Explained, 26052021

Over the years, FIDIC has become famous for its secondary activity of producing standard form contracts for the construction and engineering industry. This video breaks down their suite of contracts.

FIDIC 2017 Rainbow Suite, 2nd Edition - Overview comparison to 1st Edition, 17042019

Overview and Comparison of the FIDIC 2017 2nd Edition updates which are compared to the 1st Edition Selecting which FIDIC contract to use is also outlined

Informa Webinar: An Introduction To Using FIDIC Contract Terms, 26112015

This FIDIC webinar is designed to introduce each of the terms (the books), and give an overview to their uses. It covers the: Orange Book; Red Book; Yellow Book; Silver Book; Pink Book; and Gold Book

Barton Legal - FIDIC, grey areas and governing law, 26112020

Barton Legal Webinar covering the FIDIC contract, its standard forms, differences from the 1999 edition and the 2017 edition, and key clauses to consider