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Clash points 1
If contractors can pass on their subcontractors' costs to the client, they probably will, won't they? Clients suspect this might be true, but fortunately Rudi can set their minds at rest
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Clash points 2
Not exactly. Contractors aren't always angels they are businesses like any other. However, the client can solve its own problems by choosing best practice procurement routes.
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What does 'best value' mean?
To improve the quality and delivery of public services, compulsory competitive tendering is to be replaced by the best value initiative. But has the new system been thought through properly?
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Behaving badly
The Federation of Recruitment and Employment Services' Christine Little gives her tips for dealing with the colleague from hell.
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Cost model update, March 1999
In its second cost model update, Davis Langdon Everest examines how the prices of four key building types 鈥� business parks, hotels, offices and supermarkets 鈥� have been affected by change
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Mace stake for sale as founder quits
After 10 years heading up Mace, Ian Macpherson is putting construction behind him and his 34% share up for sale – but only to the right buyer.
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Appointments
Contractors HBG Construction has appointed James Wimpenny construction manager in the North-east.Midas Group has promoted John Alton to Cornwall area director. Keith Hosen and Graham Hosking have joined the Cornwall team as contracts manager and commercial manager respectively.Housebuilders Persimmon Homes (North East) has promoted David Jenkinson to land ...
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Cost study: London Heathrow Marriott Hotel
The Whitbread Hotel Company s 390-bedroom London Heathrow Marriott is its first new-build hotel, procured to a tight timescale using extensive prefabrication and within a fixed budget of 拢56 000 a bedroom. The result is Marriott s flagship for the UK
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Hull firms set for 拢1bn boom
Hull wants to be one of the UK's top cities and local contractors plan to team up to make sure they land some of the building contracts.
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Why we must outlaw the cowboys
Cowboy builders are tarnishing the whole industry's image. Everyone from small contractors to eminent figures such as Bovis chairman Sir Frank Lampl are concerned that the association with cowboys will drive away staff and make it difficult to attract high-flying graduates. The problem is: how to ostracise the crooks and ...
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Art and power
Beset by nightmarish construction difficulties, the transformation of Bankside power station to the new Tate gallery looks set to be completed on budget and may even meet its 18 June deadline.
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This little company went to market
When contractor Connaught sought expansion, independence and staff motivation, a flotation was the perfect solution.
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VAT's what it's all about
The construction industry was in a spin when it thought it would have to account for VAT on money due but unpaid. Now Customs and Excise has come up with a solution that could satisfy everybody.
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Welcome to the reel world
Ster-Kinekor, the South African international cinema operator, is set to invest 拢90m across Europe and has plans for 50 multiplex cinemas. It helps if you speak in Zulu or Afrikaans to the boss.
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Disco inferno
Burning in your own CD-ROMs is now fast, idiot-proof and completely affordable, thanks to the latest CD writing technology.
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Just the job
An Edinburgh-based architect tells Jane Garwood about the pleasures and pains of running his own practice, and London favouritism.
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Appointments
Contractors Gerry Sims has been appointed engineering sales manager of Amec Construction. Lawrie Pirie has been made director and general manager of the firm's new building services mobile maintenance division. MJ Gleeson has appointed Eric Stobart non-executive director. He will be chairman of the main ...
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Make-or-break time for engineers
The sober world of consulting engineers has been shaken of late, with transatlantic consolidation, diversification and job losses signalling fundamental changes in the rules of the game.
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Inside jobs
Construction employers have teamed up with a young offenders institute to train and recruit apprentices. So far, it's proved a learning experience for all.