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Let鈥檚 have a heated debate
I would like to bring to your attention the worrying practice of organisations that fill the CDM co-ordinator (CDMC) role on projects at fee levels that cannot facilitate the proper delivery of the CDMC function
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CommentThe wrecking crew
Oscar Wilde said a cynic is someone who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. Gus Alexander suspects that much the same is true of value engineers 鈥�
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The perfect contract
It was interesting to read the letters in response to Tony Bingham鈥檚 article (3 July, page 28)
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Comment星空传媒 buys a pint 鈥� for Collado Collins
At the end of the evening there are only two of us standing. In several inches of sand in the boisterous balloon-filled basement of a Soho bar. 鈥淚 think it鈥檚 time to go,鈥� says Jonathan wisely
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Brace! Brace!
I was sad to read the views of Steven Morgan at BAA. I suspect there will be a lot of claims specialists and lawyers rubbing their hands at his belief in 鈥渢he bracing effects of competition鈥�
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Secrets and lies: Aukett Fitzroy Robinson's fraudulent misrepresentation
A court has found architect Aukett Fitzroy Robinson guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation for failing to inform its client that a team member had quit
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CommentAngry old men
The Prince of Wales loses another friend, the Shard team unwind to a bunch of gnarled old punks and a senior architect has reason to feel aggrieved/flattered after a judge draws an unlikely comparison
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CommentBe careful what you wish for: Supplemental agreements
The dire economy is prompting many parties to alter their contracts with supplemental agreements. But if you鈥檙e not careful, they may be worse than nothing
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CommentWealth and safety: Risk shifting on Terminal 5
Steven Morgan, the former admiral who runs BAA鈥檚 procurement, wants to shift all risk to his contractors and consultants. That鈥檚 fine and good, but there are costs 鈥�
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What an amazing spike! Any thoughts on the causes?
Here's a mystery.I have my own theories, and admittedly have the advantage of the data to test them, but I was wondering if there are any of you out there who have any views as to what might lie behind this rather surprising effect of the credit crunch.I will refrain ...
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House prices likely to rise say surveyors
The shortage of homes on the market has provided surveyors with increased confidence that house prices may rise, according to the latest RICS survey.For the first time since May 2007 more surveyors polled by the RICS expect house prices to rise than expect them to fall.And the RICS sales to ...
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It's worse in construction than we thought say forecasters
The latest forecasts to emerge in the current round all see the future prospects for construction as far gloomier than was expected when the number crunchers examined the figures three months or so ago.Experian now expects a 12% decline this year compared with an 8% fall and Hewes has shaded ...
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CommentPrivates on parade: Mediation
You probably like to think that mediation is a private dispute resolution method where everything is kept secret. But it seems the courts can order you to reveal all
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CommentOur predicament
Both parties admit that the axe will have to fall on public spending soon, although politicians have been too squeamish to describe this in detail
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CommentLost in Translation
Designers can have 10 great ideas before breakfast, but if they can鈥檛 find ways of making the bureaucracies that run our world understand them, they鈥檙e doomed
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CommentHansom 鈥檛is the season to be what?
In the building industry this week we find tidings of joy, hustle and bustle at train stations, cosy quilts, lots of presents and a fun quiz. Um 鈥� it is July, isn鈥檛 it?
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Good riddance
It was striking to see the large number of articles and letters in last week鈥檚 edition (26 June) fretting about, and even anticipating, the demise of partnering and frameworks and the return of dreaded competitive tendering
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Get it sorted
My small practice recently lost out because we didn鈥檛 鈥渇it the selection criteria鈥�. This was despite the fact that we had worked on about a third of the client鈥檚 properties and had performed to everyone鈥檚 satisfaction