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Job Order Contracting – The Legal Side

Building Information Management

Job order contracting” is a procurement method used for maintenance, repair, alteration, renovation, remediation, or minor construction of a facility when the work is of a recurring nature but the delivery times, type, and quantities of work required are indefinite. (source: [link]. Magnolia ISD 170906. Gov’t Code 2269.402.

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Competition watchdog turns attention to civil engineering

Construction Enquirer

The study will examine opportunities to improve how the public sector and civil engineers work together. The review will focus on Ensuring public authorities access and examine the right information to make well-reasoned decisions when procuring roads and railways. For more details on how to get involved click here.

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Hudson Tunnel | Procurement starts for complex viaduct and alignment work in New Jersey

New Civil Engineer

The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) has announced a new phase for New York’s $16bn (£12.6bn) Hudson Tunnel Project by starting procurement on a package of works that involves complex viaduct and retaining wall construction in New Jersey.

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Wills Bros wins latest £152.7m A9 dualling deal

Construction Enquirer

Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd is the preferred bidder to build the fourth section of the A9 Dualling Programme between Tay Crossing and Ballinluig under a £152.7m The firm has beaten-off competition from Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering and John Graham Construction.

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Birmingham lines up procurement on £1bn worth of highways infrastructure frameworks

New Civil Engineer

The post Birmingham lines up procurement on 1bn worth of highways infrastructure frameworks appeared first on New Civil Engineer. Birmingham City Council has announced plans to establish a new Highways and Infrastructure Works Framework, valued at an estimated 640M excluding VAT (768M including VAT).

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Infrastructure costs keep rising. Consider these approaches to mitigate them.

Civil + Structural Engineer

Todays major transit and highway initiatives typically span multiple years and involve complex engineering requirements, which makes planning and delivery even more complex. Against this backdrop, advanced forecasting and simulation tools can optimize project delivery, particularly when deployed as a complement to value engineering.

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Network Rail readies £300M procurement for expanded Wixams station for Universal Studios

New Civil Engineer

Network Rail has signalled its intention to procure for the construction of the new Wixams station in Bedford, which is seeing its plans expanded to support the recently announced Universal Studios theme park.