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The 4 types of construction procurement? 

Construction Today

Construction procurement is the process of acquiring goods, services, and labor needed for the construction of a building, infrastructure, or other type of project. Various methods of procurement can be used, each with its advantages and disadvantages.

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BSI bids to cut costs on infrastructure projects

Construction Enquirer

Standards body BSI haslaunched a new whitepaper on how to minimise risks in infrastructure projects. The whitepaper covers: The three main underlying issues with scope development Impacts on costs and programme timings Related existing standards and potential gaps to address Five ways that organizations to improve the scope and reduce risks.

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Advanced Procurement Agency at heart of call for reform

Construction Law

Science, technology and innovation are at the heart of the UK’s future and procurement and infrastructure policies have key roles to play in producing the necessary conditions for fostering them, say former Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Conservative Party leader William Hague in a joint report.

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Contractor wanted for Super Sewer testing phase

Construction Enquirer

London’s new super sewer client Tideway is set to start the hunt for a contractor to maintain thousands of infrastructure assets through the project’s performance and reliability testing phase. The super sewer’s main tunnel, its connection tunnels and shafts are not included in the scope of this contract.

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£800m NEPO construction framework winners

Construction Enquirer

Twenty-four contractors have secured places on procurement group NEPO’s next-generation construction framework. Its scope will cover a diverse range of construction but is mainly targeted at new build and improvement works, while also including civil engineering, infrastructure and demolition works.

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Commitment to carbon reduction lacking, says RICS report

Construction Law

The UK needs to do more to achieve its buildings and infrastructure carbon reduction goals and a more comprehensive sustainability approach is needed from government, says the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in a new report. Policy uncertainty and a lack of government incentives are main barriers to progress, says RICS.

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Federal Infrastructure Bill Paves the Way Toward More Transportation Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships

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trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is poised to change how the United States views and implements public-private partnerships (P3s). Congress has a strong interest in increasing P3s in the transportation infrastructure sector long after the IIJA phases out. And because Congress does not want U.S.