City of London unveils £557m Barbican renewal works pipeline

The City of London Corporation has outlined major works packages for the Barbican Renewal Programme (BRP), as part of 11 pipeline notices published today (26 May). The notices, published under the Procurement Act 2023, are worth a total of £557m including VAT. They cover a… The post City of London unveils £557m Barbican renewal works pipeline appeared first on Construction News.

Why Load Notices Are the Most Overlooked Detail in a New Warehouse Build

The post Why Load Notices Are the Most Overlooked Detail in a New Warehouse Build appeared first on UK Construction Blog. When a new warehouse or distribution centre reaches practical completion, the snagging lists are long. Flooring, fire suppression, dock levellers, lighting – the big-ticket items command attention. What often gets left until the final days, or missed entirely, is something far smaller but legally significant: the load notices on the racking. It’s an easy oversight. […]

Construction Fuel Management: Cutting Costs on Job Sites

The post Construction Fuel Management: Cutting Costs on Job Sites appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Fuel is one of the largest variable costs on any construction project. Between running excavators, dumpers, generators, and a full fleet of support vehicles, diesel consumption adds up fast—and on tighter margins, it can quietly eat into profitability before anyone notices.   But with the right approach to fuel management, contractors can make meaningful savings without […]

Cambridgeshire trails £200m pipeline of transport works

Cambridgeshire County Council has set out a pipeline of transport and active travel works worth more than £200m, led by a planned £120m design-and-build contract for the Cambourne to Cambridge busway. The local authority published a series of pipeline notices on 9 April covering seven… The post Cambridgeshire trails £200m pipeline of transport works appeared first on Construction News.

HSE enforcement notices slump to five-year low

Does fewer notices mean sites are getting safer? Or does the HSE just need more resources? The post HSE enforcement notices slump to five-year low appeared first on Construction News.

Metroun - Pay Less Notice Explained (Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act (HGCR) 1996) 05042023

This Metroun video explores Pay Less Notices in more detail and explains how they’re addressed in the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996.

Constructacademy - NEC Contract - Early Warning Notices & Compensation Events, 28122020

In this video the NEC Contract Early Warning Notice and Compensation Events mechanisms are distinguished to help you ensure that you are administering the NEC3 Contract or NEC4 Contract properly. Knowing the correct contract procedure or mechanism in the NEC Contract is crucial to ensure that entitlement to additional time and cost is preserved.

Beale & Co - Webinar: Arbitration Best Practice – Preparation and Funding, 02062020

Associates from our Dubai office Sadaff Habib and Natalie Ledger will discuss: • Preparing for arbitration • Funding of arbitration • Securing payment of an award

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.

Fenwick Elliott - Variations and Delay, Nothing ever stays the same, 17062021

Fenwick Elliott LLP Partner Lyndon Smith and Senior Associate Marc Wilkins consider variations and delay under construction contracts and provide some practical tips for managing these and avoiding disputes.

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