Roland Finch

Tendering is the process by which bids are invited from interested contractors to carry out specific packages of construction work.

We look at some of the essential and non-essential paperwork on construction projects.

We put party politics aside to assess Government progress on Health and Safety.

Hefty fines can ensue for firms found to be ‘cover pricing’ their work. We investigate the pitfalls.

Part II of the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 has brought about significant change to practices in the construction industry - we look at impact and areas for potential improvement.

The JCT Constructing Excellence Contract (JCT/CE) was launched by Sir Michael Latham on 1 March 2007. He described it as "highly readable", "user friendly" and "practical".

NBS Preliminaries includes sets of clauses for use with the JCT Major Project Construction  Contract. We explain some of the main features.

We look at how to construct an action plan for sustainable housing development.