All QS articles – Page 98
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Features
Underbidding: Warning! Highly risky manoeuvre
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and in some cases result in suicidal tendencies. As underbidding spirals further out of control, we look at how widespread the practice has become and what – if anything – can be done about it.
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Qatari Diar in-house consultant in UK move
Developer’s presence in UK will cut down jobs available to other firms
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Business planning: home and away
How do you plan ahead and formulate business strategies amid all the uncertainty of political uprisings - and the upcoming Budget?
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Arup to stress test buildings in disaster-hit Japan
Damaged construction projects are on hold and evacuations take place as Japan struggles to recover
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Andrew Wyllie: Yes, we can
With Costain’s much publicised bid for Mouchel rebuffed no fewer than four times, and huge infrastructure plans dependent on funding, how come chief executive Andrew Wyllie is so upbeat?
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Atkins flees Bahrain as army cracks down on protest
Engineer evacuates 170 staff from the Kingdom after authorities use force to remove protesters from central square
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Turner & Townsend flees Tokyo over 'nuclear cloud'
Project manager will fly staff to Shanghai tomorrow after third explosion at nuclear plant
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RICS to help assess Japan earthquake devastation
Institution says its emergency commission will also help rebuild tsunami-hit areas
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Atkins boosts Scottish team with acquisition
Atkins has taken over Technical Services Scotland in a deal worth £800,000
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Frameworks: Make room for the small fry
The government wants to make frameworks more open to small and medium-sized firms while at the same time making big savings in public sector procurement. Here’s what the construction industry can expect
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Cyril Sweett and Miller bag £400m of Scottish projects
Deal to deliver health centres includes 10-year exclusivity
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London best in show at Mipim
London may not have the best football team in Europe but it’s the best bet for investors according to a Dutch neutral at Mipim
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Capita Symonds wins £22m military rehab deal
Consultant to design 72-bed recovery unit at Devonport Naval Base
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Mouchel finds new interest at last
In the latest twist in the saga, Interserve has provided the additional interest Mouchel has hoped for
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Features
Country focus: Saudi Arabia
Investment opportunities are rife in Saudi Arabia at the moment, thanks to a growing economy and population. Colin Morris from EC Harris, reports
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World in action: Top global markets
Global construction spend will reach £7.5tn by 2020, according to a report out this week. But only a tiny fraction of that will take place on UK soil. So where are the predicted hotspots and how can you tap into the world’s fastest growing markets?
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Video: Willmott Dixon first winner on £1bn Tesco plan
Contract is first of a £1bn pipeline of mixed-use schemes of which Cyril Sweett will work on first four
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Gerens acquires majority shares in Engineering SA
Hill’s Madrid subsidiary acquires capital stock in one of Brazil’s largest project management firms