High Speed 2 (HS2) has announced the shortlist of companies that will contribute to the railway’s construction. The shortlist includes nine bidders looking to pick up between £7.1bn and £11.8bn worth of civil engineering work between London and Crewe. The release follows the budget which gave the green light to HS3 and backing for a number of major transport … Read more
Local contractors, consultants and material suppliers on the Isle of Wight are being invited to meet with Sir Robert McAlpine to learn how to bid for work on its upcoming project to deliver a £25 million redevelopment for Ryde Academy. The event on 22nd March 2016 at the Lakeside Park Hotel, Wootton, will give SMEs … Read more
Traditional procurement The traditional route involves the client separately appointing a design team under direct contractual appointments and maintaining this direct contractual relationship throughout the project. The traditional route requires the client to appoint the contractor separately under a building contract. Design responsibility evidently resides with the design team and the contractor has a responsibility … Read more