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FIEC rallying cry
Manifesto ahead of EU elections highlights need to invest in infrastructure and energy efficiency of buildings
UK 2014 Budget boost for housing and infrastructure
Government to support new housing developments and improvements to roads and flood defences
Scotland approves massive wind farm
Formal consent given for two offshore wind farms which would make third largest in world
US$ 286 million for Afghanistan infrastructure
Funds to support development of key roads and power plants, targeting higher access to national roads and electricity grid by 2017
TEN-T appointments
Co-ordinators appointed for core corridors of Trans-European Transport Network, plus European Rail Traffic Management System and Motorways of the Sea
President Obama proposes new transportation bill
US$ 302 billion, four-year reauthorisation put forward for US surface transportation infrastructure
UK experts question BIM targets
Survey shows target for Building Information Modelling on government-procured construction projects labelled “unachievable”
Cost of UK flood damage up to €768 million
Accountant PwC estimates economic damage caused by flooding so far, forecasts costs to rise as poor weather continues
Saipem drops to full-year loss
Oil and gas contractor hit by weak order intake and delays in awarding new contracts in 2013
SNC-Lavalin re-authorised to bid on Quebec contracts
Authorities allow Canadian contractor to bid on public contracts after months of investigation
Corruption costs EU €120 billion a year
Report from European Commission highlights urban development and construction sectors as vulnerable across Europe
U.S. construction sectors propelling 8% cement growth for 2014
With U.S. residential, non-residential and public construction sectors “all beating positive,” PCA chief economist Ed Sullivan said cement consumption will grow 8 percent in 2014.
Directive ‘a missed opportunity’
European Parliament public procurement directive slammed by FIEC over abnormally low tenders
UK cement market to be broken up
UK Competition Commission forces Lafarge Tarmac and Hanson to sell assets to allow entry of new producer to market
Panama Canal stalemate continues
PCA proposes funding package to consortium that has threatened to halt work on expansion project, but contractors have different plans
Panama Canal Authority rejects contractor complaints
PCA claims consortium’s threat to suspend work on Panama Canal expansion lacks legal basis and is not clear
Construction 2013/4 – a review/preview (video)
Short video from Construction Europe looks at the year just gone, plus a brief glimpse of what can be expected in 2014
US$ 1.26 billion penalty for South Korea metro cartel
Fair Trade Commission fines 21 contractors for collusion in bidding for metro project contracts
Panama Canal contractors threaten to suspend work
Consortium Grupo Unidos por el Canal demands further US$ 1.6 billion from Panama Canal Authority to complete project
Raids over corruption allegations in Turkey
Raids in offices in Istanbul and Ankara over fraud and bribery allegations in connection with public tenders for construction projects
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