Monthly Archives: May 2016

Does a Council’s Procurement Stand Scrutiny?

Wednesday, May 11th, 2016

Does a Council’s Procurement Stand Scrutiny? The England and Wales High Court produces judgements that are of great interest to procurement specialists. We are prompted to produce this briefing note after reading Newlyn Plc v London Borough of Waltham Forest (2016) EWH C 771 (TCC). Our comments below are not aimed at Waltham Forest who […]

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Health & Safety: A new challenge for procurement

Friday, May 6th, 2016

Health & Safety A new challenge for procurement   The Sentencing Council (who in procurement has heard of them?) issued new definitive guidelines in regard to health and safety offences. The legislation came into force on 1st February 2016 and introduced new, significantly larger fines for health and safety offences. The guidelines cover the following […]

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Construction Manager at Risk The Final Chapter

Thursday, May 5th, 2016

Construction Manager at Risk – Part 3   Parts 1 and 2 of this briefing not have triggered a lot of interest. We have had queries about the nature and content of the contractual agreement. We always advise our clients to pay special attention to definitions. For example on the New Orleans airport project, there […]

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Construction Manager at Risk Continued

Thursday, May 5th, 2016

Construction Manager at Risk – Part 2   There is always learning when studying requests for proposals (RFP). The construction manager at risk service detail can be found, as an example, in the city of New Orleans RFP 8910-01660. This is in respect of work at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. The buyer for […]

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