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Four injured after partially built floor collapses

Construction Enquirer

Aryn Stones Ltd had been contracted to build a new domestic property in Hampstead. The two men – a welder, who is now 62, and a 31-year-old bricklayer – both sustained life-changing injuries, while two other men who were standing at ground level were injured by falling concrete.

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Managing Change Orders

Job Order Contracting

Managing change orders for any size of repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build project, whether IPD, alliance job order contracting, DB, DBB, ‘et al’, simply requires a robust preconstruction process in most instances. The post Managing Change Orders appeared first on 4BT.

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HS2 supply chain fraud claims spark ministerial probe

Construction Enquirer

She slammed a litany of failures for wasting billions on the project, blaming bad management, constant changes and ineffective contracts with the supply chain. Alexander said: “HS2 will work with suppliers so their contracts incentivise saving costs for taxpayers. ”

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Mark Wild radical reset plan to rescue HS2

Construction Enquirer

He also pledged to overhaul HS2 Ltd’s structure, and renegotiate supply chain contracts. Performance-related pay rises for senior managers and excutive bonuses relating to last year have been scrapped. There is a lack of accountability, with individuals feeling disempowered to make decisions or drive change,” Wild warned.

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How Top Construction Firms Reinvent Cost Control

This guide reveals how market leaders are managing financial risk by shifting to incremental budgeting, regional sourcing, and real-time cost tracking. Learn how to structure contracts with price protections, streamline procurement workflows with automation, and avoid labor cost increases with smarter workforce planning.

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Refine versus shine: Defining and defending design intent with refined concrete

Construction Specifier

From floors failing before substantial completion to skyrocketing change orders for never-ending densifier applications to the billions lost through delayed schedules, legal disputes, and contingency hemorrhaging, enough is enough. Owners and design teams are not protected by todays inadequate and vague polished concrete specifications.

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Read About the Latest News on $514 Million US Construction Contracts, $2B Southeast IDIQ Construction Contract, and Construction Engine behind Personalities

Construction Daily News

In today’s construction news, read about the United States of America, the construction company Skanska has been awarded two construction contracts. Skanska Wins Significant $514 Million US Construction Contracts Original Source: Skanska secures major US construction contracts worth $514m Kanska won two US construction contracts.