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Rank Group
Procurement policyRank will use competitive tendering for the procurement of nearly all construction services. It does use negotiated contracts for a few schemes, but this will mainly be because it needs the work to be undertaken quickly.Current and future projectsCapital investment in the six months to June 2002 was ...
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J Sainsbury
Procurement policySainsbury's Property Company use the design-and-build method of procurement, with the ECC form of contract. Main contractors, which are appointed directly by the company, are responsible for all second-tier suppliers, including design consultants. This creates a single point of contact and gives contractors greater control together with the opportunity ...
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Scottish and Southern Energy
Procurement policyThe company uses a mixture of competitive tendering and framework agreements in its procurement of construction services and the choice of which to use will depend on the project or type of equipment being purchased.Current and future projectsScottish and Southern Energy's capital programme fell in 2001/02, due mainly to ...
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Scottish Executive (trunk roads)
Procurement policyRoad maintenance work was let in 2001 as four operating company contracts. The BEAR Scotland consortium, which comprises Babtie, Ennstone and Ringway, won the two contracts covering the north-east and north-west regions, valued at 拢215m, and Amey took the two contracts covering the South-east and South-west areas, worth 拢176m ...
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Severn Trent Water
Procurement policyLike all utility companies, Severn Trent has to meet European Union requirements when it letting contracts. This means all major contracts have to be advertised in the EU's Official Journal.In terms of new work, the company has four lists of approved suppliers covering process contracts. These cover clean and ...
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Six Continents
Procurement policySix Continents Retail's procurement of building and M&E services is all through strategic alliances with about 50 contractors.Current and future projectsIn releasing its latest annual results, Six Continents revealed a depressing trading environment. Pre-tax profit fell 24% and turnover 10.5% in the 12 months to September 2002. The group ...
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Slough Estates
Procurement policySlough Estates has its own team of in-house consultants and contractors who carry out about half of its new construction work and all of its refurbishment work. Most projects let to external contractors are done so under the company's progressive design and construction form of contract. This is a ...
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Somerfield
Procurement policySomerfield has a small number of contractors with which it works through a partnering arrangement.Current and future projectsSomerfield entered the third year of its five-year recovery programme in early 2002. Although sales growth by the group was regarded as disappointing, capital expenditure increased to almost 拢120m, with the group ...
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Tesco
Procurement policyThe bulk of Tesco's UK capital programme is let under partnership arrangements, with 10-15% let using other forms of contract.Most major developments, such as new stores and major extensions and refits, are carried out by nine contractors. These comprise national as well as large regional players and include Bowmer ...
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Thames Water Utilities
Procurement policyFollowing publication of its forward works programme in the EU's Official Journal, Thames Water has approved 24 contractors and 10 consultants to help it deliver its capital works programme. These alliance contracts will run for three years, with an option to extend for two. From this list, three alliances ...
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Transco
Procurement policyLike all utility companies, Transco is covered by European Union regulations in terms of its capital purchasing. For example, all major contracts are advertised in the EU's Official Journal.The company uses a range of contracts, framework agreements, call-off contracts, turnkey contracts and competitive tendering. For example, contracts for new ...
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Transport for London
Procurement policyIn terms of roads construction, London is split into five areas managed by three stewards 鈥� WSP and Parkman each manage two areas, and the London Borough of Camden manages one. Routine work in these five areas has been let under five-year term contracts, which run to 2007. The ...
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United Utilities
Procurement policyEngineering services are provided by Montgomery Watson Harza, which liaises with the company's Process Design Group to help ensure that signature design and asset standardisation is obtained. To rationalise the supply chain of strategic equipment, the water company has entered into 42 term contracts for the design, supply and ...
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Wessex Water Services
Procurement policyWessex Water has set up a partnership with Montgomery Watson Harza, called MWH Wessex. This will be responsible for delivering about 拢390m of investment in water and sewerage improvements over the three-year period to March 2005. Wessex Water holds 51% of this joint venture.MWH Wessex has entered into alliances ...
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Whitbread
Procurement policyStrategic partnering is the main procurement route used by Whitbread, including for its hotels, Brewers Fayre and Costa operations. Design-and-build contracts are also used occasionally.Current and future projectsWhitbread's transformation from a brewing and leisure conglomerate into a pure leisure and hotel group is proving successful. While the Marriott/Swallow hotel ...
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Construction firms face loss of 1000 key staff as call-ups start for Iraq
Industry braced for disruption as reservists begin to leave their construction posts and join their regiments.
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Unions call for 64% rise in pay over three years 鈥�
鈥� but employers offer 10% as the latest round of the national minimum wage agreement gets under way.
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FeaturesBattle of Trafalgar
The pigeons have left Trafalgar Square, but a new menace has arrived 鈥� contractors causing chaos. And yet the British public has such low expectations of builders, it hasn't logged a single complaint. With this going on, what hope do we have of attracting talent to our industry?
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FeaturesTake the spring out of your step
Lightweight floor slabs deliver maximum ceiling heights and cost savings, but have a tendency to develop Millennium Bridge syndrome. Now a shock-absorbing solution 鈥� developed by Arup, of course 鈥� is set to put workers' feet back on firm ground.