Lessons From Transport For The Sponsorship Of Major Projects

A new report, commissioned by the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Transport (DfT) Bernadette Kelly and the Chief Executive of the Infrastructure and Projects Authority Matthew Vickerstaff, has identified lessons to increase confidence that future transport, infrastructure and wider Government projects are delivered with confidence, predictability and control. Lessons from transport for the sponsorship

The CECA Wales Annual Awards 2019

Last Friday night we hosted the CECA Wales Annual Dinner and Awards at the Hilton Hotel, Cardiff. At our AGM that afternoon our new Chairman, Mike McAndrew of Tarmac, was elected along with our new Vice Chair, Mark Bowen of Andrew Scott. Both Mike and Mark are passionate advocates of the civil engineering industry and

Specification For A New Generic Form Of CECA Sub-Contract (Blue Form)

CECA is in the process of preparing a new generic form of CECA Sub-Contract to complement the existing Blue Forms which will continue to be maintained.  Information about key features of the new form is available here. In short this generic form will have the same look and feel as the existing CECA sub-contract forms

Why We Need A Standard PQ

The soft launch of a standard PQ this week is part of CECA’s ongoing work to make the procurement process easier for civil engineering contractors. Our research has shown that infrastructure procurement in the UK has reached crisis point with the public sector procurement process now the most expensive and one of the lengthiest in

CECA (Southern) Annual Lunch

Annual Lunch 2019 The CECA Southern Annual Lunch will be held on Friday 5 July 2019 at The Brewery.  This year, the Annual Lunch has been refreshed with a new summertime date and new venue. This flagship event brings together over 400 people and is the networking event of the CECA Southern calendar and not to

Businesses Urged To Pay Suppliers On Time Or Risk Losing Out On Government Contracts

Businesses have been warned by the government that they must pay their suppliers on time or face being prevented from winning further Government contracts. More than 10,000 businesses have been warned by the Government that they must pay their suppliers on time or face being prevented from winning further Government contracts. Officials from the Cabinet

New Construction Minister Announced

Andrew Stephenson MP has been announced as the new construction minister. The MP for Pendle in Lancashire has been given the brief after his predecessor Richard Harrington resigned last week, citing the threat of a no-deal Brexit. Stephenson, who was first elected as Conservative MP for Pendle in May 2010, has previously been a Government

CECA (South West) – Torquay Boys Grammar School Careers Fair – 4 April 2019

Jack Walker of CECA South West Foundations Group supported the Torquay Boys Grammer School Careers Fair which took place on Thursday 4 April 2019.  

CECA Publishes Procurement Briefing

CECA’s Procurement Group, in conjunction with Burges Salmon, has published a briefing on “Optimising The Procurement Process For Authorities & Utilities” which is free to download. This follows on from CECA’s publication CECA Procurement Report, which identified eight specific industry procurement challenges, namely: “information requirements disproportionate to bid value” “lack of client engagement during the

CSCS To Withdraw Postal Applications

The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) has announced plans to withdraw postal applications. CSCS cards certify individuals working on construction sites have the appropriate training and qualifications for their job. CSCS currently provide a postal application service that is used by construction workers to apply for their CSCS cards. Over the last few weeks the