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00:00 28 Nov 2001
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companies gear up for Hodnet bypass
Five firms have hit the road for the £12m design and build A53 Hodnet bypass in Shropshire. The line-up is Alfred McAlpine, Norwest Holst, Mowlem, Balfour Beatty and Kier. A start on site is expected next February, with completion due within 18 months. The project includes a 6.6km bypass of Hodnet and Wollerton, and two bridges across the River Tern. The consultant for the scheme is the Shrewsbury office of Parkman.
HSE gets thumbs-up for laboratory
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has been given the go-ahead for its £60m PFI health and safety laboratory on an existing HSE site in Buxton. Health minister Alan Whitehead approved the value-for-money case presented by the HSE and the Shepherd-led ICB consortium, which also includes Rotch Property Group, Interserve Investments and Charterhouse Project Equity Fund. Construction work is due to begin in February for completion in mid-2004.
totty takes lead role in concert hall plan
Totty Construction has picked up a £5.8m contract to refurbish Manchester University's Music and Drama Department. Totty will carry out a combination of structural repairs, foundation work, demolition and alterations to the university's Coupland II, Bragg and workshop buildings. The contract will also see Totty construct a new concert hall.
Mind the cumberland gap
A 12-week public consultation has begun on the Highways Agency's plans for the £65m, five-and-a-half-mile missing link between Junction 44 of the M6 at Carlisle and the A74(M) at Guards Mill. Plans for the Cumberland Gap were drawn up by design consultants Scott Wilson and Capita.
styles & wood is fit for leisure jobs
Styles & Wood has picked up a pair of contracts in the leisure market worth more than £6m. The company has secured its third contract with Virgin Active - a £4m, 31-week fit-out project in Islington, London - and a £2.3m scheme for LA Fitness at Pelham Street, London.
Schools get set for sports cash
Schools across England and Wales are to receive £541m in Lottery money to build new sports facilities and to refurbish existing ones. A total of £495m will be injected in England and £46m in Wales. Awards in Northern Ireland and Scotland are expected to be announced in the new year.
a measured approach to contracts
The Stationery Office has issued a book about maintenance contracts, entitled A Guide to Measured Term Contracts. The book states that a more vigorous approach to the management and cost control of maintenance work is urgently needed. It looks at the nature of measured term contracts, including where they can be used, the documentation required, how they are operated, and their advantages and disadvantages. It costs £40 and is available by calling 0870 600 5522.
advice for Architects
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has issued a guidance note which it hopes will set a new standard for planning applications. The RIBA note recommends that architects should follow 10 design stages in the preparation of full planning applications. The full guidance note can be found at www.architecture.com.
Five firms have hit the road for the £12m design and build A53 Hodnet bypass in Shropshire. The line-up is Alfred McAlpine, Norwest Holst, Mowlem, Balfour Beatty and Kier. A start on site is expected next February, with completion due within 18 months. The project includes a 6.6km bypass of Hodnet and Wollerton, and two bridges across the River Tern. The consultant for the scheme is the Shrewsbury office of Parkman.
HSE gets thumbs-up for laboratory
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has been given the go-ahead for its £60m PFI health and safety laboratory on an existing HSE site in Buxton. Health minister Alan Whitehead approved the value-for-money case presented by the HSE and the Shepherd-led ICB consortium, which also includes Rotch Property Group, Interserve Investments and Charterhouse Project Equity Fund. Construction work is due to begin in February for completion in mid-2004.
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totty takes lead role in concert hall plan
Totty Construction has picked up a £5.8m contract to refurbish Manchester University's Music and Drama Department. Totty will carry out a combination of structural repairs, foundation work, demolition and alterations to the university's Coupland II, Bragg and workshop buildings. The contract will also see Totty construct a new concert hall.
Mind the cumberland gap
A 12-week public consultation has begun on the Highways Agency's plans for the £65m, five-and-a-half-mile missing link between Junction 44 of the M6 at Carlisle and the A74(M) at Guards Mill. Plans for the Cumberland Gap were drawn up by design consultants Scott Wilson and Capita.
styles & wood is fit for leisure jobs
Styles & Wood has picked up a pair of contracts in the leisure market worth more than £6m. The company has secured its third contract with Virgin Active - a £4m, 31-week fit-out project in Islington, London - and a £2.3m scheme for LA Fitness at Pelham Street, London.
Schools get set for sports cash
Schools across England and Wales are to receive £541m in Lottery money to build new sports facilities and to refurbish existing ones. A total of £495m will be injected in England and £46m in Wales. Awards in Northern Ireland and Scotland are expected to be announced in the new year.
a measured approach to contracts
The Stationery Office has issued a book about maintenance contracts, entitled A Guide to Measured Term Contracts. The book states that a more vigorous approach to the management and cost control of maintenance work is urgently needed. It looks at the nature of measured term contracts, including where they can be used, the documentation required, how they are operated, and their advantages and disadvantages. It costs £40 and is available by calling 0870 600 5522.
advice for Architects
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has issued a guidance note which it hopes will set a new standard for planning applications. The RIBA note recommends that architects should follow 10 design stages in the preparation of full planning applications. The full guidance note can be found at www.architecture.com.
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