News tagged government
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Southampton leads cladding remediation table
Southampton City Council leads the way in a new cladding-remediation table published by the government this week. The south coast local authority had completed 78 per cent of the building-safety projects monitored by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) as of the… The post Southampton leads cladding remediation table appeared first on Construction News.
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Tata Steel UK says steel-quota framework will hit supply chain
Tata Steel UK says it is “disappointed” and “very concerned” after the government unveiled its final steel-quota framework to curb cheap imports. From 1 July, the overall tariff-free quotas for steel imports will be reduced by 51 per cent, although the figure is less than… The post Tata Steel UK says steel-quota framework will hit supply chain appeared first on Construction News.
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Digital planning innovations target S106 and cross-boundary issues
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is backing 11 digital innovations designed to accelerate cross-boundary and cross-tier plan-making, and reduce delays caused by Section 106 negotiations. The post Digital planning innovations target S106 and cross-boundary issues appeared first on Construction Management.
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Government Commercial Agency awards places on £4.2bn construction professional services framework
The Government Commercial Agency (GCA) has awarded places on a major new cross-government framework for wide-ranging construction professional and advisory services that will be available to public sector organisations over the next four years. The post Government Commercial Agency awards places on £4.2bn construction professional services framework appeared first on New Civil Engineer.
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Scottish Government halts £2.1bn hospital build over cost
A £2.1bn hospital project where Laing O’Rourke is the preferred contractor has been stalled by the Scottish Government over cost concerns. The tier one firm was selected under a preconstruction services agreement for the Monklands Replacement Project (rendering pictured) in Lanarkshire – which was hailed… The post Scottish Government halts £2.1bn hospital build over cost appeared first on Construction News.
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Cheating or Competing? Price-fixing
Short descriptor video on what price-fixing is, why it's wrong and what you can do to stop it.
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The Group has focussed on four key areas: new procurement models, the „Intelligent Client‟, the effectiveness of frameworks and cross-government collaboration in procurement.
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HM Gov - British Energy Security Strategy, 06042022
The UK Government has now issued its latest Energy (Supply) Strategy which aims to boost UK energy independence and tackle rising prices. Up to 95% of the UK's electricity could come from low-carbon sources by 2030 Concern has been raised that the Strategy: - does not include new policies on insulating buildings; - that it proposes to seek more oil & gas in the North Sea; and - is it right to expand our Nuclear provision However, the investment with renewables is being welcomed
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A rail review was originally commissioned in 2018 after the failure of the East Coast franchise, as well as serious disruption caused by timetable changes in May 2018. Williams-Shapps review caused ripples in the rail industry earlier in 2021: It revealed that a new company – Great British Railways (GBR) – will combine responsibility for rail infrastructure and train operations for the first time since rail privatisation in the 1990s
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What HS2 could have learnt from HS1 - New Civil Engineer
Lessons learnt and approaches taken for HS1
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