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00:00 25 May 1995
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Arup for CrossRail
Ove Arup has been appointed by the Government to look at a cheaper and viable alternatives to the œ2.6 billion CrossRail scheme which was all but killed off last year by an MP's committee last year. The firm will look at smaller scale alternatives.
BB/Amec strikes deal...
A payment dispute on Balfour Beatty/Amec's Jubilee Line Extension contract 102 has been resolved according to the contractor. More than 40 formworkers were angry about low pay rates. The contractor would not comment on the new deal.
...and reaches Green Park
Meanwhile tunnelling on the contract has reached Green Park. The jv has been achieving 200m a week of tunnel compared to the 140m-160m/week of tunnel required by the programme.
Highways Agency theft
Thieves raided six floors of the HA building in London ripping circuitry boards from 250 computers. The break-in happened just days before the building was hit by fire (see page 3).
TH tops and bottoms
TH has carried out a simultaneous topping and bottoming out ceremony at the 16,000m2 Corn Exchange building being constructed for British Land in the City of London. The building is due for completion in March 1996.
Harding slams government
Chartered Institute of Building president Colin Harding has called on the Government to have an urgent rethink on the use of trust funds following the publication of the consultation paper on the Construction Contracts Bill (see analysis on page 12). He accused the Government of pandering to clients and backing away from its responsibility in not legislating for the funds.
CDM conference
The Construction Industry Council is to hold a major one-day conference on the impact of the new CDM regulations at the QEII conference centre on 7 June. For details call Lucinda Howe on 0171 393 4953.
Fairview spends
Fairview New Homes plans to spend œ20 million on expanding its landbank by the end of June. The firm says the move comes because high prices in the last year forced it into a virtual buying moratorium but now prices have cooled off.
Ove Arup has been appointed by the Government to look at a cheaper and viable alternatives to the œ2.6 billion CrossRail scheme which was all but killed off last year by an MP's committee last year. The firm will look at smaller scale alternatives.
BB/Amec strikes deal...
A payment dispute on Balfour Beatty/Amec's Jubilee Line Extension contract 102 has been resolved according to the contractor. More than 40 formworkers were angry about low pay rates. The contractor would not comment on the new deal.
...and reaches Green Park
Meanwhile tunnelling on the contract has reached Green Park. The jv has been achieving 200m a week of tunnel compared to the 140m-160m/week of tunnel required by the programme.
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Highways Agency theft
Thieves raided six floors of the HA building in London ripping circuitry boards from 250 computers. The break-in happened just days before the building was hit by fire (see page 3).
TH tops and bottoms
TH has carried out a simultaneous topping and bottoming out ceremony at the 16,000m2 Corn Exchange building being constructed for British Land in the City of London. The building is due for completion in March 1996.
Harding slams government
Chartered Institute of Building president Colin Harding has called on the Government to have an urgent rethink on the use of trust funds following the publication of the consultation paper on the Construction Contracts Bill (see analysis on page 12). He accused the Government of pandering to clients and backing away from its responsibility in not legislating for the funds.
CDM conference
The Construction Industry Council is to hold a major one-day conference on the impact of the new CDM regulations at the QEII conference centre on 7 June. For details call Lucinda Howe on 0171 393 4953.
Fairview spends
Fairview New Homes plans to spend œ20 million on expanding its landbank by the end of June. The firm says the move comes because high prices in the last year forced it into a virtual buying moratorium but now prices have cooled off.
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