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Saskatoon's governance and priorities committee discussed topics revolving around the city's business community on Wednesday. Published Feb 12, 2025  •  Last updated Feb 12, 2025  •  2 minute read Saskatoon's governance and priorities committee discussed topics revolving around the city's business community on Wednesday. Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix A group of business organizations

Basildon Borough Council has threatened to terminate Morgan Sindall’s lucrative maintenance contract unless it sees “drastic improvements” in the quality of work.  Council leader Gavin Callaghan said the authority has invested an additional £16m into the repair and maintenance of council properties over the past year “due to the diabolical state [in which] our housing

News The Oyo State Advisory Council has extended its condolences to Governor Seyi Makinde over the passing of his elder brother, Sunday Makinde, who died on Friday, January 24. In a statement issued by the Council’s chairman, Chief Bolaji Ayorinde (SAN), and its secretary, Babatunde Giwa, the members expressed deep sorrow over the loss, acknowledging

A council has acknowledged that it broke procurement law in a power-station demolition tender. Brown and Mason Group Limited brought the claim over multiple breaches of public procurement law and unfair treatment from Cardiff Council over the award of a contract to demolish the former Aberthaw Power Station. The contract, valued at approximately £30m, was

Wokingham Borough Council's Carnival Place scheme Wokingham Borough Council has put contractors on notice as it prepares to assemble an £850m construction procurement framework.  In a prior-information notice published last week , the Berkshire local authority said it was “seeking to engage with external organisations to gauge the level of market interest in the formation

A Surrey council missed several “red flags” when it appointed a contractor with which it had already massively overspent, according to a new report. Warnings from a whistleblower and auditors “should have been visible” to Guildford Council’s senior management before it later appointed the contractor to a separate contract, law firm Heminsley concluded last month.

Herefordshire Council is retendering a £200m multi-service contract after deciding to terminate a deal with incumbent contractor Balfour Beatty. Publication of the public realm services tender – covering highways and improvement works – on 16 January brought to a close nearly two years of deliberations by the council. The agreement, which included road works, drainage

Bristol City Council is seeking contractors for road-related projects that could be worth up to £288m over four years. The local authority published a formal procurement notice on 10 January for its Highway Asset Management and Civils Framework. The 10-lot deal will cover a range of jobs from bridge reconstruction to soil investigation works. Firms