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• £150m A9 dualling out for rebid after risk revision

  06-09-2023 16:03 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Transport Scotland has retendered the £150m A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy project after revising risk on contract documents to attract more bidders.
  Procurement chiefs were forced to curtail procurement of the section of the £3bn dualling of the A9 between Perth and Inverness at the start of the year.
  Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering, John Graham Construction and Wills Bros Civil Engineering were originally shortlisted to bid for the 9.6km dualling job.But after two pulled out, just on
  
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• List of crumbly concrete schools published

  06-09-2023 15:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Government has finally published the list of schools requiring special measure because of the crumbly concrete crisis.
  Of the 147 schools named, four will teach all children remotely because of the scale of the reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete risk.
  A further 19 will delay opening, with another 20 having to opt for a mix of face to face and hybrid home teaching because of the impact on teaching blocks.
  The vast majority, some 104 schools, are planning to continue full face-to-face lear
  
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• Buyers report fastest fall in new orders since Covid

  06-09-2023 13:04 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction buyers reported a marginal increase in total business activity during August, but confidence was spooked by new orders falling at the fastest pace since May 2020.
  The bellwether S&P Global / CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index posted 50.8 in August – down from 51.7 in July – but still in positive territory in the sentiment index.
  Growth in the commercial and civil engineering segments helped to offset a slump in house building.
  However, business act
  
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• 11 bag spots on £1bn North West Construction Hub

  06-09-2023 09:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The North West Construction Hub has selected the firms taking spots on its medium-value building framework with the promise of a potential work pipeline of £250m-£1bn.
  Henry Bros, Seddon and Tilbury Douglas are newcomers to the construction framework as Eric Wright and Wates bow out of the new line-up, entering its fourth generation.NWCH medium value framework
  Conlon Construction
  ISG Construction
  The Casey Group
  Equans Regeneration
  Kier Construction
  Tilbury Douglas
  Henry Brothers
  Rob
  
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• Barratt sets aside extra £179m for building safety works

  06-09-2023 09:09 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Britain biggest house builder Barratt has had to make further provisions of £179m as it continues to count the cost of fire safety and concrete remediation works on legacy homes.
  The extra costs recognised in latest year-end accounts are in addition to the £412m provided in 2022 and the £184m hit in 2021.
  Barratt revealled that during the year, it had identified a further 55 buildings on 20 developments requiring potential fire safety remedial works expected to cost £118m
  
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• Local concrete contractors lose out to Lithuanian firm

  06-09-2023 08:38 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  UK concrete contractors chasing a £9m multi-storey car park job in Leeds have lost out to a Lithuanian based business.
  The Enquirer understands that Vilnius based INHUS has been chosen for the car park at the massive Aire Park scheme in Leeds being developed by Vastint UK .
  One losing bidder said: “It looked like we were in with a good shout then suddenly the job was awarded to a Lithuanian firm.“I thought a main upside of Brexit was supposed to be more work for domestic firms.
  
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• Concrete chaos schools face 3-week-wait for temp classrooms

  06-09-2023 08:16 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Schools closed due to the RAAC concrete crisis are facing a wait of at least three weeks for temporary classrooms.
  More than 150 schools have been ordered to close some of their buildings leaving headteachers desperately looking for alternative accommodation for pupils as the new school year starts.
  Education secretary Gillian Keegan said the Department for Education is working with three contractors to ramp up the supply of temporary buildings and accelerate their installation.Leading portable
  
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• Decision on A1 Costain dualling job delayed for fourth time

  06-09-2023 08:02 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Government has delayed for a fourth time the decision on the final go-ahead for the dualling of a 13-mile stretch of the A1 between Morpeth and Ellingham in Northumberland.Main contractor Costain has been waiting for the green light on the £260m project since January 2022.
  The Department of Transport first pushed back its decision to June 2022, then postponed until December 2022, before putting it off again until 5 September 2023.
  Now on this deadline day, the transport minister annou
  
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• Fusion21 bid race to renew £346m building upgrade firms

  06-09-2023 08:01 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Procurement group Fusion21 is inviting bids for the latest version of its national building improvements framework.
  Worth up to £346m over four years, it is encourgaing contractors of any size, providing local, regional or national coverage.
  The latest generation has been enhanced to include four new dedicated lots covering damp and mould, external environmental improvements, insulation, and aids and adaptations.
  Designed for use by housing, education, and healthcare providers, the framewo
  
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