With all of this po-faced talk about bid-rigging over the past couple of weeks, I see it as my duty to provide you with the lighter perspective. So I thought I would furnish you with a tendering-themed joke by the late Humphrey Littelton, presenter of Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, and "purveyor of blue chip filth to Middle England"....
As those living in the world of celebrities often find, no one gets between a diva and their day job.
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They've been called bottom feeders and ambulance chasers, but who knew lawyers were also masters of surprise? Not me.
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When news broke last week that moneybags Abramovich had bought a pad in west London for £80m and was planning to transform it into a £150m palace I immediately thought that Holloway White Allom (HWA) would be a shoo-in for the job. But it seems that I'm jumping the gun.
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News has reached me of a breakdown in Anglo-American relations at Olympic delivery partner CLM. Word from my man inside is that the Brits at Laing O'Rourke and Mace are getting fed up with the largesse of their stateside partners from CH2M Hill.
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Hot off the press from the Highways Term and Maintenance Association (HTMA) is news that it is calling for a "a blanket ban approach on the misuse of alcohol and drugs within the highways maintenance industry".
Getting one up on the competition is always nice.
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Like beer? Then save energy. Or so goes the analogy by Jacobs sustainability guru Tim Rogers.
About a year ago, CJ ran a big feature on the £36m restoration of St Martin-in-the-Fields in London, by Costain and Stonewest.
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