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CIC Cascade21 November 2003 CIC publishes third edition of the Model Adjudication Procedure The Built Environment Professional Skills Survey Amendment of Building Regulations Part M and new Approved Document M ConstructionSkills recruiting an Operations Manager The Upkeep Building Museum is moving! CIC publishes third edition of the Model Adjudication Procedure The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has published a third edition of the Model Adjudication Procedure (MAP). It contains changes prompted by feedback from users of the first and second editions published in February 1998 and November 1998 respectively. The MAP is drafted to comply with section 108 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 and can be incorporated by reference into a contract, or used by agreement of the parties. It is accompanied by an Agreement for the appointment of an adjudicator. The MAP is for use where the law of the contract is that of England and Wales. CIC encourages the reproduction of the MAP and strongly encourages its use unamended. If it is amended, it may not comply with section 108 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996. The new MAP can be obtained from, Construction Industry Council, 26 Store Street, London WC1E 7BT (tel: 020 7399 7405 email: publications@cic.org.uk) price £10, (£11 inc p&p) by cheque or by credit card over the telephone. The Built Environment Professional Skills Survey The Construction Industry Council (CIC) is undertaking a major study of professional skills in the construction industry. The work will inform us about experiences of recruiting and retraining staff, challenges the industry faces in developing staff, and skills shortages and needs within the industry. This information will be essential for forward planning work to develop the skills of our industry. This survey follows on from the hugely successful Professional Services Survey carried out in 2002. The Professional Services Survey identified the size, diversity and complexity of the sector. The Professional Services Survey found there are approximately 23,500 professional services firms in the UK construction industry, employing approximately 225,000 people, 38% of whom are full members of Professional Institutions. The success of this project depends entirely on the response rate to this survey, both in terms of quantity and accuracy of returns. 15,000 questionnaires will be sent out to a targeted sample of employers of construction professionals in mid-November.
Phil Hope, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, approved the Building (Amendment) Regulations 2003, amending Part M, and a new Approved Document M, on 17 October 2003. The new Approved Document M, "Access to and use of Buildings" was published on 5 November 2003. It aims to make buildings accessible to, and usable by, everyone - including people with disabilities. It also explains the relationship between the revised Part M and the Part III of DDA, which comes into force on 1 October 2004. The
application of the new Part M has been widened to include existing
non-domestic buildings undergoing a material alteration, or a material
change of use. In the case of material changes of use of part of
a building, there must either be suitable independent access to
that part of the building or suitable access through the building.
Special guidance is provided for historic buildings, and there
is a completely new section on Access Statements. ConstructionSkills
recruiting an Operations Manager In September this year, The Construction Industry Council (CIC) entered into a strategic alliance with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and CITB (NI), forming ConstructionSkills, a new Sector Skills Council with one common aim: to galvanise and unite the industry in recruiting, developing and training a world-class workforce, for a world-class industry. CIC’s particular remit covers higher level skills and professional interests, where we represent some 500,000 individuals and over 25,000 construction firms. Reporting directly into the Chief Executive, this is an influential role, the knock-on effects of which will be felt right across the UK’s built environment for generations to come. Working at both a detailed and strategic level within a small professional team, your overall objective is to help improve business performance across the sector - primarily by enhancing the ways professional organisations recruit and develop new blood. To do so, you’ll:
This is a highly visible and stimulating challenge, demanding considerable self-motivation and exceptional communications skills, supported with both a degree and relevant experience - certainly of consultancy working, preferably within construction. IT literacy, project management skills and financial skills are equally critical, as this role involves budget responsibility. Potentially renewable, this new role offers you the chance to build a career, and shape the whole future of the construction industry. To
apply, please email your CV to: leon.richards@tmp.com Closing date for applications: Friday 19th December 2003 The Council is an equal oppertunities employer The Upkeep Building Museum is moving! For the past five years Upkeep have been renting space at South Bank University. Now the building has been sold and they need to relocate the Museum to a new site. The aim is to re-open in a new home early in 2004. They are looking at a number of possible new sites for the Building Museum in London and aim to find a site that is easily accessible to visitors from all over England and one that allows them to increase their activities. In the mean time, their architectural models are going on display at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in Great George Street, Westminster. The main Museum displays are at present stored in five 20-foot shipping containers in the Building Research Establishment’s airship hanger at Cardington. They
are looking for a site in London, in a safe area, with good transport
links. If anyone knows of a suitable property, please contact Annette
McGill, the Director at: info@upkeep.org.uk More
information about Upkeep and its valuable work can be found on
their website: www.upkeep.org.uk |
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