Fluor starts work on Sasol tar separator project

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Aveng and DTI launch Black Suppliers Summit

Building a better world

No major project approvals in 2013 — Bhp

Construction firms in talks over cartel settlement

US aims to eradicate child labour from corporate supply chains

Zimbabwe industry body calls for preferential procurement framework

Aluminium Billet Production set to climb at an annual compound annual growth rate of 4.4 per cent from 2010 to 2016 in Asia, Finds Frost & Sullivan

Construction growth grinds to a halt

Articles in category: Construction

1. WBHO grows order book to R23.5bn Explore Engineering News (Jun 7 2013) Construction , Construction & Building Construction group Wilson Bayly Holmes – Ovcon (WBHO) has grown its order book from R22.8-billion in December to R23.5-billion in April, having secured new projects in all segments of its business, other than in West Africa. The group said in a business update on Friday that, while the volatility of iron-ore and gold commodity prices had slowed development of mines in West Africa, it remained a preferred contractor for certain civil packages on the Mayoko iron-ore project, in the Republic of Congo. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Australia   Zambia   Botswana

2. Mott MacDonald acquires PDNA amid accelerated intl consolidation of consulting engineering industry Explore Engineering News (Apr 29 2013) Construction In yet another deal that will see an international engineering firm acquire a local industry player, Johannesburg-based consulting engineering specialist PD Naidoo & Associates (PDNA) will, subject to Competition Commission approval, be bought out by global engineering, management and development consultancy Mott MacDonald Group. The acquisition would see the activities of the two companies in Southern Africa uniting to create an 800-person strong entity providing extended, multisector capabilities for the sub-Saharan Africa region. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Africa   South Africa   Southern Africa

3. Engineers plan to fix mounting tender abuse Explore Mail & Guardian (Apr 5 2013) Procurement Ethics , Construction , Public Sector Overwhelmed by the high number of complaints from its members, the Consulting Engineers of South Africa (Cesa) has established a legal fund to take action against private companies and government entities who abuse the tender system. In a clear indication of its determination, the body has lodged a case reportedly involving one of its own members to the public protector for irregularities involving a bulk infrastructure project in Mpumalanga. The investigation is at an early stage. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   South Africa   Italy   Pravin Gordhan

4. Govt must work with construction role-players to overcome corruption – Nxesi Explore Engineering News (Mar 15 2013) Procurement Ethics , Construction , Public Sector To overcome corruption in the South African and African construction sectors, governments must work closely with key role-players to ensure there is adequate capacity in the public sector to manage procurement processes and create a regulatory environment for the delivery of infrastructure projects, Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi said on Friday. “We have to deal with corrupt officials working with corrupt businessmen to siphon off public funds,” he urged at the Council for the Built Environment’s (CBE’s) Indaba, in Boksburg, while adding that there needed to be a fair, equitable, transparent, competitive and cost effective procurement regime that ... (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Africa   South Africa   Zambia

5. Construction sector needs values Explore iol.co.za (Feb 6 2013) Procurement Ethics , Construction The construction sector needs both the right skills and values to create jobs, Aveng Group CEO Roger Jardine said on Wednesday. “We need not only the right skills, but also the right ethics and values if South Africa is to thrive and jobs are to be created,” Jardine said in a statement. “It is not only the responsibility of elected politicians to foster trust and integrity in our society. The private sector has a vital role to play.” On Sunday, City Press reported that top construction companies were being investigated for allegedly fixing state and other contracts worth billions of ... (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   South Africa   Johannesburg

6. Caterpillar sets cautious tone for year Explore iol.co.za (Jan 28 2013) Construction , Capital Equipment Caterpillar, the world's largest maker of construction equipment, posted a 55-percent drop in quarterly profit on Monday and set a cautious tone for the year, citing weak demand and oversupply. Executives at the company, which last year slashed production to reduce inventory, balanced their optimism on recent improvements in US housing starts with concern about China's slowing growth, the US deficit and eurozone instability. However, investors took heart in Caterpillar's 2013 profit forecast of $7 to $9 per share.................. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Reuters   London   South Korea

7. Basil Read secures Sanral road tender Explore BDlive (Jan 21 2013) Construction , Construction & Building Construction and engineering group says South African National Roads Agency has awarded it a R279m road rehabilitation contract. Basil Read would rehabilitate the national route 5, section 4, between Vaalpensspruit and Winburg in North West. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   North West

8. Professionals call for open tenders Explore iol.co.za (Jan 18 2013) Construction , Construction & Building Tender irregularities were hampering infrastructure development, the Built Environment Professions Grouping (BEP) said.  In a statement released by Consulting Engineers SA (Cesa), the BEP said it welcomed the government’s revised infrastructure budget in terms of the 18 strategic integrated projects as a positive move, but argued that the barrier to infrastructure delivery lay in the lack of transparency during procurement processes related to the allocation of professional services and tenders.  (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   South Africa

9. Zimbabwe industry body calls for preferential procurement framework Explore Engineering News (Sep 21 2012) Preferential Procurement , Construction The Construction Industry Federation of Zimbabwe (Cifoz) has called on government to introduce legislation that will make it mandatory for government departments and local companies to give preference to local contractors ahead of their foreign counterparts when they award tenders, in order to save the construction sector from collapse. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   South Africa

10. No major project approvals in 2013 — Bhp Explore BDlive (Aug 22 2012) Construction , Capital Equipment BHP Billiton flush with 20 projects under way, foresees no new commitments in 2013.  With 20 major projects currently in execution — with a combined budget of $22.8bn — the group was largely committed for the 2013 financial year, CEO Marius Kloppers told a presentation of the group’s results on Wednesday. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Australia   South Africa   China

11. Fluor starts work on Sasol tar separator project Explore Engineering News (Jul 10 2012) Construction , Resources New York-listed Fluor has started work on its newly secured engineering, procurement and construction management services contract for Sasol Technology, in Secunda, the company announced on Tuesday.The engineering and construction company was appointed to replace 24 duplex stainless steel separator tanks, each weighing between 80 t and 100 t, at Sasol Technology, as part of its tar separator replacement project. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Sasol   Secunda

12. Aveng and DTI launch Black Suppliers Summit Explore iol.co.za (Jul 10 2012) Preferential Procurement , Construction In partnership with the department of trade and industry (DTI)‚ infrastructure development company Aveng launched the Black Suppliers Summit in Johannesburg on Tuesday. The summit aims to provide a platform in which big business and small enterprise are able to network with a view to addressing the challenges faced by black suppliers. (Read Full Article)

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13. News focus: School of thought Explore supplymanagement.com (Jul 10 2012) Sustainable Procurement , Construction The Supply Chain Sustainability School is bringing together competitors in construction to teach good practice; holding supplier summits on sustainability and providing training to suppliers are frequent features of corporations’ sustainability agendas. (Read Full Article)

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14. Building bigwigs in bid-rigging probe Explore fin24.com (Jul 6 2012) Procurement Ethics , Construction SA Construction companies found guilty of collusion and bid-rigging by the Competition Commission could be banned for up to 10 years from doing public sector work, said Business Report.The industry's top listed companies, Aveng [JSE:AEG], Group Five [JSE:GBF], Murray & Roberts Holdings [JSE:MUR], Wilson Bayley Holmes-Ovcon [JSE:WBO] and Basil Read Holdings [JSE:BSR] could be left out of the government's R844.5bn infrastructure expenditure programme, it was reported.. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   South Africa   Johannesburg

15. Aluminium Billet Production set to climb at an annual compound annual growth rate of 4.4 per cent from 2010 to 2016 in Asia, Finds Frost & Sullivan Explore PR Newswire (Jun 27 2012) Construction , Manufacturing & Automotive , Marketing & Advertising SINGAPORE, June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The boom in the construction sector is rippling into the aluminium extrudes market for various applications, giving a huge boost to the aluminium billet market. The growing automotive and industrial sectors in Malaysia, Taiwan,... (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Taiwan   India   Asia

16. US aims to eradicate child labour from corporate supply chains Explore Procurement Leaders Network (Apr 4 2012) Construction , Manufacturing & Automotive The US government has announced a clamp down on companies that import products that are manufactured by suppliers using child or slave labour. The US Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs yesterday published a revised list of products that federal contractors must certify...... (Read Full Article)

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17. Patel outlines new ‘integrity pact’ to screen firms for big-project deals Explore Home - BusinessDay (Feb 15 2012) Procurement Ethics , Construction , Public Sector As the SA government ramps up its infrastructure spend, Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel has insisted on ‘value for money’ EMBOLDENED by a broadly positive response to infrastructure plans outlined by President Jacob Zuma last week, the government appears to be trying to use the contracts likely to be involved to further bend business and the unions to its "developmental" agenda and its view of how business and labour under a state-led mixed economy should behave. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Jacob Zuma   Ebrahim Patel

18. Confidence builds in UK construction sector Explore supplymanagement.com (Feb 1 2012) Construction Despite an easing in the rate of growth, a report out today shows optimism in the UK construction sector hit its highest level since May 2011. David Noble: "Many businesses have replenished their levels of optimism." (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   David Noble

19. Engineers apply for services to be designated for local procurement Explore Engineering News (Feb 1 2012) Preferential Procurement , Construction Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa), which has nearly 500 member firms that together earn yearly fee income of R17-billion, has made an application to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for engineering consulting services to be given ‘designated’ status under government’s preferential procurement rules. But the body has also raised serious concerns about exemptions made for certain State-owned companies (SoCs) from the new regulations associated with the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA). (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   South Africa   Department of Trade and Industry   Rob Davies

20. Skanska looks to the cloud for procurement management Explore Procurement Leaders Network (Jan 20 2012) Procurement Technology , Construction Construction company Skanska UK has unveiled plans to adopt a cloud-based service for procurement and supply chain management. (Read Full Article)

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21. Consumers Energy's Pure Michigan Business Connect Awards $170 Million; More Work and Job Creation for State Firms Explore PR Newswire (Dec 5 2011) Supplier Diversity , Construction , Capital Equipment More Michigan companies are getting contracts and creating jobs as a result of Consumers Energy's new "Michigan preferred" purchasing strategy. Since joining the state's Pure Michigan Business Connect (PMBC) initiative, Consumers... (Read Full Article)

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22. Construction firms in talks over cartel settlement Explore Home - BusinessDay (Nov 10 2011) Procurement Ethics , Construction THE Competition Commission is negotiating with 20 construction firms involved in alleged collusion amounting to R29bn, to reach settlement agreements rather than face public hearings at the Competition Tribunal. (Read Full Article)

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23. Construction sector growth 'nothing to get excited about' Explore supplymanagement.com (Nov 1 2011) Construction While the purchasing managers' index figure for UK construction reached a five-month high, sustained growth is expected to be some time away. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   CIPS   David Noble

24. Esorfranki rejects court 'corruption' claims Explore iol.co.za (Nov 1 2011) Procurement Ethics , Supplier Diversity , Construction Civil engineering and construction group Esorfranki (ESR) said on Tuesday that it was “gravely concerned” at the potential implication of the words used by a high court judge in overturning a R860 million contract award to build the Western Aqueduct for the eThekwini Municipality, specifically regarding references to the possibility of “corruption” in the tender process. The second phase of the Western Aqueduct project commissioned by eThekwini Water and Sanitation received the go-ahead following an official tender award to the Esorfranki (ESR)/Cycad Pipelines joint venture in June. The construction contract had been the source of controversy. Commencement of the ... (Read Full Article)

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