Contract Journal articles from July 2009

Contract Journal archives from July 2009

Extra six weeks for Tottenham Court Road revamp bidders.(01 News)
July 1, 2009... Bidders for Transport for London's [pounds sterling]500m Tottenham Court Road revamp have been given a six-week extension to submit tenders. Bids from five teams, Balfour Beatty, Morgan Est, Taylor Woodrow, Skanska/Mace and Costain/Laing...

04 Contracts.(Olympic Delivery Authority)(Brief article)
July 1, 2009... The Olympic Delivery Authority is set to receive bids from three major players to revamp the southern section of the parklands on the London 2012 site. Volker Fitzpatrick, McArdle and Skanska McNicholas are due to submit pre-qualification...

01 News.
July 1, 2009... Six consortia, including Bilfinger Berger, Carillion and Laing O'Rourke, are jostling for the role of new nuclear delivery advisor to Westinghouse in the UK. The US reactor designer has yet to decide how its AP1000 reactor should be...

06 Plant.(Brief article)
July 1, 2009... Ford has facelifted its Transit Connect and introduced a Trend trim level between the Standard and Limited versions. The revised Connect gets a new front bumper, grille, mirrors, head and tail-lamps, along with body side mouldings and...

06 Plant.(Dynapac)(Brief article)
July 1, 2009... Dynapac has added four tandem rollers, three plates and a compact planer to its offering. The four 7/8t and 8/9t asphalt rollers come in solid or split drum design and feature a 'soft' start and stop, while a double pump vibration system...

06 Plant.(Brief article)
July 1, 2009... Perkins' new 854 engine completes its Stage IIIB product range fitting between the 400 and 1200 series. The four-cylinder, 3.4-litre aftercooled engine has an output range from 45kW to 86kW with a maximum torque of 420Nm between 2,200 and...

06 Plant.(Brief article)
July 1, 2009... Associations from across the spectrum are teaming up in a major campaign to counter the problem of access platform operators becoming trapped against overhead obstructions. There has been a recent increase in such incidents, which happen when a...

Complex wave design will raise roof at London 2012.(08 CJ2)
July 1, 2009... The Aquatics Centre, with its wave form roof, presents the biggest challenge of any of the Olympic buildings. Kristina Smith went to Stratford to see how work was progressing. Stories about building for the 2012 Olympics usually revolve...

01 News.
July 1, 2009... House builders CCG, Cruden and Mactaggart & Mickel are each set to build around a third of nearly 1,500 homes for the [pounds sterling]300m Commonwealth Games Village in Glasgow. Meanwhile CJ understands that timber frame is expected to be...

01 News.
July 1, 2009... Prison contractors on the [pounds sterling]1.8bn National Offender Management Service (NOMS) Strategic Alliance framework are bracing themselves for swingeing changes to the way prisons work is delivered. A major NOMS review could see...

04 Contracts.(Brief article)
July 1, 2009... At least 10 firms are thought to have made the shortlist for the [pounds sterling]10m-plus band of the [pounds sterling]1.2bn YORbuild framework, which is set to deliver construction work in Yorkshire and Humber. Industry sources indicated...

Five groups in chase for [pounds sterling]106m A11 upgrade job.(04 Contracts)(Brief article)
July 1, 2009... JV rivals Costain, May Gurney, Birse, McAlpine and Skanska vie for road upgrade contract. brian.warner@rbi.co.uk Five joint venture rivals have picked up the tender paperwork for a crucial roads deal in East Anglia, worth around...

04 Contracts.(Brief article)
July 1, 2009... Costain is thought to be the only contractor to have worked up a bid for the [pounds sterling]40m revamp of the northbound Blackwall Tunnel, according to industry sources. But client Transport for London (TfL) claims that there is more...

04 Contracts.(Brief article)
July 1, 2009... Sources say local firm RG Carter has emerged as preferred bidder for a [pounds sterling]30m education deal in East Anglia. The firm has a letter of intent for the Lowestoft College scheme, beating off Wates, ISG Jackson, Morgan Ashurst and...

Firms appointed to Newport roads maintenance deal.(04 Contracts)(Brief article)
July 1, 2009... Five firms are on board so far for a [pounds sterling]20m highways maintenance deal in South Wales. The work for Newport City Council is divided into four lots. Lot One covers carriageway resurfacing and will be tackled by Tarmac and...

FM Conway lifts pre-tax profit above [pounds sterling]7m.(01 News)(Brief article)
July 1, 2009... F M Conway has enjoyed a surge in pre-tax profit to [pounds sterling]7.1m which is more than double the previous year's figure of [pounds sterling]3.1m. Conway's latest financial results cover the 12 months to 31 March 2009. The...

23 Contract leads.
July 1, 2009... PLANNING SOUTH EAST & LONDON HASLEMERE [pounds sterling]500K. Detail Planning. Erection of extensions and alterations. Holy Cross Hospital, Hindhead Road. CLIENT: Daughters of the Cross of Liege. Tel: 020 7351 5339. ARCH:...

01 News.
July 1, 2009... A trio of contractors is battling it out for the prestigious contract to turn London's landmark Cafe Royal into a five-star luxury hotel. Mace, ISG and Sisk are expecting to hear from Israeli client Alrov next week who has won the...

Have you got it covered?(10 Legal)
July 1, 2009... How far joint names insurance transfers risk from named parties to the insurer. Construction works are accompanied by risks from natural perils such as storm and flood and from man-made perils such as fire and explosions: these are more...

M25 service station scheme eyes three.(04 Contracts)
July 1, 2009... The rumour mill has it that three firms are still left in the hunt for a scheme to design and build a new [pounds sterling]26m service station on the M25. Sources say that only Haymills, Carillion and PJ Carey now have any realistic chance...