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By Vern Pitt Enter our competition to predict the
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The cost to the taxpayer of the deal match tickets for a European
to provide financial support for Championship qualifier
EDF’s £16bn Hinkley Point nuclear
plant project ran 69% over budget in
the last financial year, government Monday 9 June
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Figures published by the ■ Priority Schools Building
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the plant with the French utility up businesses set up by former Davis
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financial year, 69% more than the advisers” and the cost had deal could be as much as £17bn.
£4m the department had budgeted. subsequently increased. In the initial report of its
DECC said a change to “project The news comes as the project investigation in January, the EC Tuesday 10 June
timelines” meant there was reaches a crucial stage of its said that given EDF’s maximum
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THROUGH much government support over the government and that the whole
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and social care property company original estimated cost of £250m. because the company is worried about project. Balfour Beatty said the
Prime to secure funding for new The prison is due to be complete and the cost of the upkeep of the building, proceeds would be invested in new
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GAME
Busted budgets, poor planning and
co-ordination, horrendous delays,
cancelled transport schemes,
laborious bureaucracy, corruption,
mass protests and onsite fatalities
– apart from that, preparations for
the 2014 World Cup seem to have
gone very smoothly. Luke McLeod-
Roberts reports from Brazil
W
hen fans tune in on 14 June to see
England play Italy in its 2014 World
Cup debut, the backdrop will be the
spanking new Amazônia Arena in the northern
Brazilian city of Manaus. The stadium, designed
by Germany’s GMP, is certainly eye-catching – it
is meant to look like a giant indigenous woven
basket – but critics fear that the venue, which
was finished over a year late and 30% over
budget at a cost of £180m, could yet become
a white elephant due to the lack of a strong
football tradition in the city. Of equal concern
in congested Manaus is the failure of local
authorities to meet their promises on about
£500m of related projects – an airport upgrade is
still not finished and two major public transport
schemes were scrapped. Manaus has declared
holidays for public employees on match days
A construction worker walks outside the National in an effort to mitigate possible transport chaos
Stadium in Brasilia, Brazil, in May this year during the event.
The city is not alone in its poor preparation – WORLD CUP INVESTMENTS
there have been delays or cost overruns in every
one of the 12 host cities, fuelling public anger Sector Original Final Difference % of projects % projects
which led to widespread protests in Brazil last cost R$m* cost** R$m % delayed cancelled
year. Recently former Brazilian footballer Airports 5,576 9,029 62 75 8
Ronaldo, also member of the World Cup’s Local Public transport 11,569 6,157 -47 63 36
Organising Committee, added his voice to a Stadiums 4,965 8,006 61 83 0
chorus of criticism, saying that he was Other^ 3,241 3,159 -2.5 n/a n/a
“ashamed” of Brazil’s level of preparation. So Total 25,351 26,351 3.9
what exactly has gone wrong?
than budgeted, in large part because of changes were on 18-hour shifts and believes that this may
Delays, debt and deaths to the design. It would have been even higher have contributed to some instances of fatalities
The 2014 World Cup has cost R$26.4bn (£7bn), were it not for intervention from federal auditors and accidents. “A lot of projects weren’t ready on
based on data from the Financial Times’ Latin who argued that the budget “border[ed] on time, this put pressure on workers,” he says.
America research service, FT LatAm complete fiction”, triggering the removal of some Airports have also been beset by delays. Nine
Confidential, which updates official data with items that were listed more than once. Elsewhere out of 12 projects will not be completed in time for
information from project managers. Over 80% auditors found cases of overcharging. the World Cup, although in many cases only
of this total has come from the public purse More worrying is the relatively high number of relatively minor changes will be necessary
either by way of loans or direct investments, fatalities during the stadium construction. A total afterwards. Total spend in this area increased by
with the final cost coming in at R$1bn more of nine workers died across four stadiums and about 60% to R$9bn from the original budget,
than the original budget. It would have been a their associated developments, seven more than but much of that extra amount was the result of
lot more were it not for the cancellation of a on the construction programme for the 2010 Cup investments in three privately-run airports, two of
fifth of the public transport schemes. in South Africa. Investigations into these deaths which were finished on time.
Three-quarters of airport, public transport are ongoing, but initial forensic reports as well as In contrast public transport, initially billed as
and stadium projects have been delivered late. information from interviewees suggest that seven one of the major legacies of the event for ordinary
Additional amounts have been spent by the involved accidents. Brazilians, has seen total investments cut by
private sector on 422 hotels, often using loans Two fatalities that received considerable media almost half to R$6.2bn. A total of 19 schemes
from public banks. But in some host cities, such attention were those on 27 November 2013 at the were cancelled and 63% of the remainder will not
as Cuiabá in the mid-west, demand surpasses Arena de São Paulo. The deaths happened after a be ready for the games. This poor performance
supply and desperate authorities have called on crane that was lifting part of the roof collapsed. A helped ignite public opposition to the World Cup
local residents to offer up their beds to fans. spokesperson at the main contractor Odebrecht in mass protests last year – 1 million people took
Of perhaps most immediate concern is the says that it was “the 38th time that this type of to the streets. It’s not hard to see why. Historical
series of delays on the stadiums. Just two of the procedure had been carried out in Odebrecht’s underinvestment and incentives towards car use
12 venues were ready by the initial deadline of works” and that “up until then no other serious have congested cities. Commutes in rickety buses
December 2012. A further four were complete in accident had occurred.” Sintracon, the national of up to four hours are not uncommon, and users
time for the Confederations Cup – the World construction workers’ union, has received reports say they feel unsafe. São Paulo metropolitan
Cup test run held in June 2013. The remaining from workers involving a total of 521 serious region has the most extensive metro network in
six were delivered this year, two of them in accidents nationwide during stadium the country, but at 75km it is still 80% shorter
April, just two months before kick-off. Although construction. Antônio Ramalho, president of the than that of Greater London, despite São Paulo
all of the stadiums have now been handed over São Paulo chapter, says some stadium workers having three times the population. »
to Fifa, the time available for carrying out
essential tests and adjustments was much
shorter than planned. Some facilities, such as
television screens, were still missing from the
press area during the final test at the Arena de
São Paulo on 1 June and part of the roof in the
western area of the stadium will only be
installed after the World Cup as the glass used
had to be changed (see box overleaf).
On the positive side, the consensus is that the
stadiums have been built to a high standard
and that none of the problems highlighted are
likely to cause serious hitches during the
matches themselves. But the delays did cause
costs to rise. In many instances workers had to
be employed on extra shifts and more expensive
prefabricated materials were used than were
originally planned. The final R$8bn (£2.1bn)
stadium spend was about two-thirds higher
than that initially budgeted. The greatest cost
overrun was on the Maracanã stadium in Rio Workers still at work in May this year at the venue for the World Cup opening ceremony in San Paulo. Brazil is
de Janeiro, which cost R$1.05bn, 75% more preparing to host about 600,000 people from around the globe for the FIFA World Cup beginning 12 June
OLYMPICS INVESTMENTS
There is also a sense among much of the public but some of the facilities in the press area were still
ONLINE FOOTBALL
of pervasive corruption on some World Cup missing on the final test on 1 June and part of the
projects. While much of this is unsubstantiated, in roof structure will only be installed after the Cup.
2011 the Court of Justice of the Federal District in
the capital Brasília found the president of the state COMPETITION
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complicit in fraud designed by two bidders, Dalcon interventions by the multiple and overlapping fantastic competition
and Altran, to share the works on the Brasília light audit bodies also sometimes held things up. prize of two tickets to
rail scheme linking the airport with the city. As a It is no surprise then that Brazil’s own goal on watch England vs Slovenia
result the R$364m project was shelved. World Cup preparation is raising questions over at Wembley as part of the European Championship
But perhaps the biggest problem has been the same country’s preparedness – or lack of – for Qualifiers on 15 November. All you have to do is
Brazil’s famous bureaucracy. “There were a lot of the Rio Olympics in 2016. predict which football teams in this year’s World Cup
delays in the definition of laws and rules, as well will battle through to be finalists on 13 July and
as in the release of funds,” says Simão. Despite Olympics setbacks ultimately who will be the victor of that final match.
efforts by the federal government to speed things In April vice-president of the International But hurry, we need all entries before the first match
up, the public tendering process in Brazil can be Olympic Committee (IOC) John Coates kicks off between Brazil and Croatia at 9pm,
notoriously slow, as can the time spent on commented that the preparation for the R$37.5bn 12 June. Terms and conditions are online. To enter go
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he construction industry is on the cusp of be made today. Some of our best businesses have through to the last component supplier, and most
a revolution – everyone knows it, but as been thinking like this for years – innovating, of the value in the industry will be earned away
always with a revolution pending, you are investing and continually improving. But many, from the site.
nervous about which side you ought to be on. In alas, still have their heads in the sand. ■ The consolidation model. UK construction
every discussion I have in the industry, the first Think about the photographic industry. It was is one of the most fragmented industries in the
question leadership teams are asking is what they seen as quite progressive as the camera evolved world, with more than 90% of our contractors
should be doing, and the second is to find out over a century but the fundamentals were having fewer than 10 employees. It has long
what everyone else is doing. If the future is binary, changed by the ability to capture digital imagery. been recognised that this fragmentation
and your business is not to end up consigned Do you remember the names Agfa, Ilford and drives inefficiency, and hence there is value
to the annals of history, you need visionary Kodak? All of them had been in existence more to be unlocked in both horizontal and vertical
leadership. You must innovate to survive. than 120 years, but went bust in the last decade. consolidation. In this future, businesses will
Construction is now at that point where there is Before the Second World War the average life capture some of the efficiencies in BIM by buying
a critical mass of disruptive technology about to of a firm in the S&P 500 was 75 years – now it is up their supply chains and turning themselves
completely change the face of how the industry 15 years. into vertically integrated outcomes providers.
works. Some technologies offer a step-change So how might the industry look in 10 years’ ■ The technology takeover model. Much
in efficiency in individual businesses, shifting time? Here are three models, not mutually of the industry’s future is about technology,
competitive advantage; others will change the exclusive: both embedded technologies in assets and
relationships between clients, contractors and ■ The manufacturing model. NG Bailey recently construction technologies in their creation.
the supply chain; some will make skills in today’s suggested that off-site manufacture saves 35% Building and asset management systems, BIM,
industry redundant. Each business needs to of build cost and 40% in labour requirement. smart buildings (linked to smart grids and smart
think through what it believes the future will look Combine offsite with Building Information cities); user tracking systems; site-based IT and
like, then work back to the changes that need to Modelling (BIM), embedded from the client right laser imaging, to name but a few. But technology
“
margins to invest material sums. So the value in Encourage and support their investment
that future industry is captured by the technology acutely conscious of programmes. Put in place common systems to
providers themselves, who eventually control the emerging threats to drive efficiencies and offset the investment costs
platforms and the data. in the partnership.
Many businesses are acutely conscious of these their existence, but unsure ■ Enter the world of the technology industries.
emerging threats to their existence, but unsure what to do. The structure of Seek out alliances with technology businesses.
what to do. The structure of the industry does not Help start-ups with seed capital and access
give much freedom of manoeuvre, with few clients the industry does not give to your markets, in return for stakes in their
willing to support investment. Public companies much freedom of manoeuvre, products.
in particular can find it challenging to persuade
their shareholders to take a longer-term view.
with few clients willing to Policies like these, brought together within
a strong vision of the future of the business
But preparing for a different future doesn’t support investment clearly articulated by the leadership team, offer
necessarily involve throwing money at it. There the best chance, in my view, of a business coming
are three things – essentially cost-neutral – that out on top.
every business in the sector can, and should, do: Any prediction is dangerous, but let me close
■ Recruit those who have the vision and skills with this one. I would be prepared to put a lot
to see a different future and take a risk by giving of money on less than half the current Tier 1
them a substantive say in the future direction of contractors surviving in their present form over
the business. This encompasses both hiring and the next decade. And it could be you.
trusting younger talent and hiring from outside Richard Threlfall is head of infrastructure, building
the industry. and construction at KPMG
Blunder
Built on the site of the old Pimlico
School, Pimlico Academy first
opened its doors in 2011. The new
academy is a visual and performing
arts college, with a capacity for
more than 1200 pupils. The site is
also home to a library and a local
centre for Westminster’s adult
education service. Designed with
a U-shaped build surrounding a
protected courtyard, the academy
has a more prominent street
position than its predecessor,
in addition to improved sports
facilities for the wider community.
Credit: SEIER+SEIER
Canada
Jobs most in demand:
■ Estimators
Ireland
■ Project managers
■ Superintendents
O
ptimism about the UK’s long-awaited over the past 12 months and is projected to Jobs most in demand:
economic recovery has grown over the continue growing because of a number of
past year and while there will be many heavy industrial projects in the north, mostly ■ M&E design engineers
in the construction sector keen to see further for oil and gas sites. Downtown high-rise office
improvements before hanging out the bunting, and condominium developments offer further There have been continued improvements in the
skills shortages are already being reported in opportunities in major urban centres. QSs with Irish economy over the past year and projects are
some areas. five to 10 years’ experience are particularly beginning to pick up. However, an abundance of
What does this mean for attracting staff to sought after, which is reflected in increased locally qualified and experienced candidates means
work abroad? Certainly senior industry figures wages in this category. there are limited opportunities for UK workers.
aren’t predicting a return en masse of all those Intel’s €5bn investment in upgrading a large facility
who left this country out of financial necessity in Kildare has seen an increase in demand for
during the downturn, but the evidence suggests professionals with semi-conductor and
firms are having to work harder to lure staff pharmaceutical building services knowledge.
abroad.
Chile
Hays’ International Salary Survey 2014 shows
evidence of strong demand for UK construction
skills around the world, particularly in the UAE
and Canada, but also a drop-off in China,
France and Spain – none of which feature in Jobs most in demand:
this year’s survey on the grounds that too few
staff were placed to provide credible data. ■ Engineering design
In Singapore and Hong Kong, demand for UK
professionals is projected to rise in the coming Chile is a new addition to the International Salary
year, demand reflected in rising wages. Survey for 2014 and an area where demand for UK
However, Hays notes that both territories are professionals is predicted to grow over the next 12
becoming more prescriptive about the specialist months. Hays says European professionals are
expertise they require from expats and are beginning to realise how good the country’s economy
also exhibiting a preference for local staff for is, considering the range of opportunities on offer in
other roles. Its data indicates that top-end engineering and construction, particularly in Santiago
salary expectations for UK structural engineers and Antofagasta due to the mining industry. Fluency
in Hong Kong have risen by 50% since last in Spanish is considered an important criterion by
year’s survey, while those for civil engineers are employers, but engineering design is one of the roles
not far behind. » least affected by the language barrier.
■ Quantity surveyor ■ Project managers ■ Civil engineers with rail, bridge and
■ Tunnel managers tunnel experience
Demand for UK construction professionals
has picked up, and is expected to continue at UK professionals with expertise in tunnelling Demand for UK construction professionals has
similar levels for the next year. The role of a projects and stations are in demand in Singapore remained steady over the past 12 months but is
quantity surveyor does not traditionally exist in because of a range of major civil infrastructure predicted to increase, with a shortage of mid- to
Sweden, so, where these skills are needed projects under way. Singapore has seen growth in senior-level engineers. Recruitment pressure has
Swedish firms will recruit from abroad. Local its staff requirements over the past 12 months and been created by delays to the Hong Kong-Macau-
language skills are essential. this is expected to continue. However, it has also Zhuhai bridge project, but demand for expat
recently been named the world’s most expensive architects, building surveyors and project
city. Tunnel managers with boring machine, earth managers has decreased, with local experience
pressure balance and slurry experience are prioritised. Salaries have increased for expats
sought after. with more than 10 years’ experience in specialist
areas, such as rail, aviation, and casino work.
New Zealand
Jobs most in demand:
■ Civil engineers
■ Structural engineers
UAE
Australia
Jobs most in demand:
Jobs most in demand:
■ QSs
■ QSs
Projects in the UAE were increasingly looking for ■ Project engineers
UK construction professionals in the past 12
months – a trend that is expected to continue. UK construction professionals are well placed to
Chartered QSs are in demand as candidates take advantage of a reviving commercial building
already based in the region are considered too market, particularly evident in New South Wales,
expensive. Hays’ UAE office also covers Qatar, Queensland and Victoria. Hays says there is
where there is strong demand for experienced civil demand for candidates with experience in large
engineers for major infrastructure projects linked to -scale commercial construction, high-rise projects
the 2022 World Cup and Qatar Vision 2030. and residential development. New South Wales
Obtaining a visa is straightforward for expats with will need professionals with experience on road,
the relevant professional qualification and rail and tunnel work for projects such as the North
like-for-like project experience. West Rail Link, West Connex and North Connex.
Benefits:
Who offers what?
Contributions to the costs of relocation and
accommodation were made by employers in Hong
Kong, Singapore and Canada, according to Hays.
Firms in those nations typically also contributed
towards benefits such as childcare, schooling and
healthcare. Flights home to the UK are offered as
a benefit to employees in Hong Kong, although
Hays noted that firms in the former British colony
were becoming less likely to offer wholesale
relocation packages, except to senior staff.
In Singapore, employers generally offer
relocation packages and some will offer an
all-inclusive salary, particularly for roles such as
tunnel managers.
Quantity surveyors
(5-10 yrs industry experience) (10 yrs industry experience)
Country Typical salary (£k) Typical salary range (£k) Typical salary (£k) Typical salary range (£k)
2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013
Architects
(5-10 yrs industry experience) (10 yrs industry experience)
Country Typical salary (£k) Typical salary range (£k) Typical salary (£k) Typical salary range (£k)
2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013
Australia – – 39 - 60 35 - 65 – – 50 - 72 42 - 70
Canada 33 48 30 - 35 38 - 57 41 62 38 - 43 51 - 76
Chile 24 – 16 - 40 – 32 – 24 - 48 –
Hong Kong 40 51 30 - 51 41 - 61 67 68 42 - 92 56 - 81
Ireland – 21 – 21 - 30 – 38 – 34 - 55
New Zealand 46 40 41 - 51 30 - 51 51 50 46 - 61 50 - 61
Singapore – 38 – 30 - 40 – 43 – 42 - 54
Sweden – – – – – – – –
UAE 49 46 39 - 58 46 - 53 66 63 58 - 74 59 - 67
UK 37 35 35 - 43 30 - 40 45 43 43 - 48 40 - 45
Structural engineers
(5-10 yrs industry experience) (10 yrs industry experience)
Country Typical salary (£k) Typical salary range (£k) Typical salary (£k) Typical salary range (£k)
2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013
Australia – – 39 - 70 33 - 90 – – 55 - 77 40 – 93
Canada 38 46 33 - 46 38 - 57 49 60 46 - 51 51 - 76
Chile 48 – 43 - 64 – 64 – 54 -70 –
Hong Kong 46 43 37 - 55 34 - 60 75 60 42 - 108 49 - 70
Ireland 37 25 29 - 45 21 - 38 41 34 33 - 50 34 - 47
New Zealand 44 44 39 - 51 43 - 60 51 55 51 - 62 50 - 68
Singapore – 35 – 30 - 42 – 40 – 35 - 50
Sweden – – – – – – – –
UAE 39 – 29 - 49 – 58 59 50 - 68 59 - 67
UK 35 35 34 - 41 33 - 41 45 39 40 - 50 36 - 42
Civil engineers
(5-10 yrs industry experience) (10 yrs industry experience)
Country Typical salary (£k) Typical salary range (£k) Typical salary (£k) Typical salary range (£k)
2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013
Australia – – – 33 - 90 – – – 40 - 93
Canada 38 46 33 - 46 38 - 54 49 57 46 - 51 51 - 64
Chile 48 – 43 - 64 – 64 – 54 - 70 –
Hong Kong 46 43 37 - 55 34 - 60 75 60 42 - 108 55 - 75
Ireland 41 34 33 - 50 25 - 42 45 51 41 - 50 42 - 63
New Zealand 41 41 36 - 51 36 - 55 56 50 51 - 67 44 - 66
Singapore – 37 – 34 - 37 – 63 – 55 - 70
Sweden – – – – – – – –
UAE 47 – 39 - 50 – 70 67 62 - 78 63 - 74
UK 34 33 30 - 38 28 - 36 45 44 41- 47 40 - 50
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The homes
of football While the football on the pitch will be making
headlines in Brazil this month, it’s the host
nation’s stadium construction that has been
highly scrutinised in the build-up. Ike Ijeh reviews
the 12 showcase stadiums that have seen
groundbreaking design as well as serious set
backs during the build
projects / World Cup stadiums /
CITY: naTal
COMPLETION: 2014
CAPACITY: 45,000
ARCHITECT: PoPUloUS
CONTRACTOR: oaS
COST: £113M
This stunning new arena is the only 2014 World Cup venue designed by stadium
veterans Populous, designers of scores of stadiums across the world including the
london 2012 olympic Stadium and several venues in the 2010 South africa
World Cup. it is also unique in having being delivered by a public-private
partnership. The stadium’s outer shell is formed by 20 vast aluminium canopies
that unfurl around the arena like petals. The canopies are composed of a steel
truss structure clad in aluminium tiles; their form derived from the topography of
sandy dunes that surrounds the city – hence the stadium’s name. The envelope is
completed by polycarbonate infills between the canopies that admit daylight into
the stadium.
T
he Olympics may pitch itself as the many architectural opportunities as an Olympic has been enforced, including the scrapping of a
Greatest Show on Earth but the World Games, an estimated £2.4bn has still been spent retractable roof and the abandonment of plans to
Cup is undoubtedly the world’s biggest on the construction of the 12 stadiums that will run one stadium entirely on solar power.
single sporting event. The International Olympic form the World Cup venues, as part of an Even when the stadiums are complete, at least a
Committee estimates that between 100 and 200 estimated £7bn wider construction programme. third have not been able to secure a long-term
million people around the world tuned in to More than half these stadiums are either new or tenant and therefore have little chance as yet of
watch Usain Bolt retain his second successive rebuilt, with the remainder extensively renovated. achieving post-competition commercial viability.
100m title during London 2012, the most-watched Some of the completed stadiums have already But worst of all, nine workers have died during
event of the Games. Yet FIFA claims that just been used for the FIFA 2013 Confederations Cup construction of the stadiums and their associated
under a billion people, one-seventh of the world’s and others, like the Brasilia National Stadium, developments. The culmination of these
population, watched at least part of Spain beating will host events at the Rio 2016 Olympics. difficulties has soured public opinion of the
the Netherlands in the 2010 World Cup Final. The World Cup has not been without its World Cup and led to a spate of protests. In a
The World Cup is not just a big sporting event; controversy. The combined budget for World Cup country where football is worshipped, to turn so
it is also a major construction exercise. This is stadium construction is three times what was many against it is an achievement in itself.
particularly the case in Brazil where preparations originally quoted when Brazil won its bid in 2007 Nonetheless, should all go to plan then
for the 2014 World Cup, which begins on and some estimates put the amount of people regardless of their fraught gestation, the 12 new
Thursday, have been managed in conjunction displaced nationally as a result of slum clearance showpiece stadiums reviewed here should set the
with those for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. programmes for both the World Cup and the Rio stage for a memorable World Cup in a country
Coinciding with Brazil’s emergence as one of 2016 Olympics as high as 170,000. which some heretically regard as England’s
the world’s key expanding economies, these twin Construction has also been hit by a series of successor as the spiritual home of football.
sporting showcases have unleashed a massive delays. All stadiums were supposed to be complete Speaking of which, the England team is set to
construction and infrastructure programme by last December, but only half hit that deadline play in three of the venues below during the
across the country. and some only finished as recently as last month. competition’s group stages. Let’s hope our handy
While a World Cup does not typically provide as As a result, a slew of last-minute design changes guide isn’t the closest they get to seeing the rest. »
Arena Pernambuco
Arena Pantanal
CITY: CUiaBa
COMPLETION: 2014
CAPACITY: 42,968
ARCHITECT: GCP aRQUiTeToS
CONTRACTOR: SanTa BaRBaRa /
MendeS JÚnioR
COST: £112M
Estádio Nacional de Brasília
Cuiabá is located right in the middle of
the South american land mass close to CITY: BRaSilia
the Bolivian border and therefore hosts COMPLETION: 1974
one of the hottest climates on the RECONSTRUCTION: 2013
continent. Humidity is high, CAPACITY: 70,042
thunderstorms are common and summer ARCHITECT: CaSTRo Mello aRQUiTeToS
temperatures can reach 40°C. This CONTRACTOR: odeBReCHT
inhospitable climate forced this new COST: £535M
stadium to incorporate a number of
innovative environmental design This reconstructed stadium has already
solutions. Remarkably for a stadium, this scored a number of global firsts. at a
one makes extensive use of wood with cost of just over half a billion pounds, it is Arena de São Paulo
certified timber louvers screening the believed to be the world’s second
vertical steel porch facades, providing most-expensive football stadium after CITY: SÃo PaUlo
shade and cross-ventilation. The four Wembley. it is the first stadium in the COMPLETION: 2014
grandstands that make up each side of world to gain coveted leed Platinum CAPACITY: 65,807
the stadium are separated by open certification. Castro Mello arquitetos, ARCHITECT: anÍBal CoUTinHo
corners that help aid airflow. Completion who designed the original seventies CONTRACTOR: odeBReCHT
was seriously delayed by a fire last stadium, have created a striking new COST: £268M
october and a construction worker’s design that forms a contemporary
death last month. reinterpretation of the sepulchral, as host of the World Cup opening ceremony and
sculptural architectural forms that game this Thursday, the arena de São Paulo will offer
architect oscar niemeyer turned into millions of viewers the first glimpse of Brazil’s new
stadium was recycled for use in its Brasilia’s signature Modernist style. a showcase football venues. it is perhaps no surprise
replacement and construction took 32 towering forest of 46m high “piloti” then that it is the most expensive new-build venue of
months. The new stadium is a columns encircles the seating bowl, the tournament. The stadium also doubles as the new
multifunctional venue and has also been provides natural shade and supports a home of the Corinthians football team; after the World
purpose-built for non-football events such rooftop concrete compression ring that Cup it will be known as arena Corinthians.
as concerts. The new design maintains holds in place a retractable, translucent accordingly, its World Cup capacity is comprised of
the traditional horseshoe configuration of inner roof suspended by a wheel of 20,000 temporary seats that will be removed after
Brazilian stadiums, as opposed to the radiating spoke-like cables. The the games. The four-stand, rectangular stadium is
four-sided quadrangle common in stadium’s green credentials are proven one of the more conventionally designed of the new
england. This maximises airflow within by the 169,000ft² of rooftop solar venues that have been built – two buildings on either
the stadium bowl and allows views panels; its pollution-neutralising rooftop side of the pitch are linked by truss canopies that
directly onto the pitch from outside. membrane and the fact that 95% of the oversail all four stands. The 6,500-tonne, 32,000m²
The roof is composed of translucent demolished stadium was recycled for its roof contains solar panels and is supported by 48
membrane held in tension by a spoked- reconstruction. although the stadium 75m-long trusses. Unfortunately the stadium was the
wheel frame, which also supports vertical has been designed as a multi-purpose scene of tragedy last year when a crane collapse
masts. With a weight of just 45kg/m², the venue, Brasilia is home to no major killed two workers and delayed completion until last
roof is one of the lightest stadium roof football teams and as yet, no future month. arena de São Paulo will host england’s second
structures in the world. long-term tenant has been secured. group stage match against Uruguay on 19 June.
RENOVATED STADIUMS
Estádio Castelao
CITY: Fortaleza
COMPLETION: 1973
RENOVATION: 2013
CAPACITY: 64,846
Estádio do Maracanã
Estádio Mineirao
Estádio Beira-Rio
ONLINE WORLD CUP COMPETITION structure was stripped back, leaving only its curved
steel frame. Sixty-five new low-emissivity Galvalume
Building is able offer a fantastic competition prize of two tickets to watch england vs palm leaf-shaped modules were then constructed over
Slovenia at Wembley as part of the european Championship Qualifiers on 15 november. the frame to help reinforce the stadium’s distinctive
all you have to do is predict which football teams in this year’s World Cup will battle ribbed dome appearance. Solar gain does not present
through to be finalists on 13 July and ultimately who will be the victor of that final match. But hurry, we need all the same problems here as it does at other Brazilian
entries before the first match kicks off between Brazil and Croatia at 9pm, 12 June. Terms and conditions are stadiums – Porto alegre hosts one of the coolest
on the website. To enter go to www.building.co.uk/worldcupcomp climates in Brazil, with summertime temperatures
peaking at only 19°C.
PUTTING A VALUE
ON VARIATIONS
T
he decision by Mr Justice Stuart-Smith in It was ultimately withdrawn from the
MT Hojgaard vs E.On on valuing variations contract and a free issue barge supplied by E.On,
E.ON’S FIGURE FOR THE is an important reminder as to how to the employer, installed all but two of the 62 piles.
OMISSION RESULTED IN A approach the exercise. It has just been upheld on The introduction of the new barge was done by
appeal. It deals with the valuing of variations three variation orders covering three periods
DEDUCTION OF €57M (£46M) where – as is increasingly common – an employer when the new barge was provided to “mitigate
FROM THE CONTRACT PRICE. omits a significant element of the works and delays to the works”.
looks at whether the underlying reasons for that The engineer did not consent to or instruct
MT HOJGAARD LOOKED AT THE omission are relevant in valuing it. Hojgaard to demobilise the original barge, but the
CONTRIBUTION THE OMITTED This case is timely. We are increasingly seeing contractor eventually removed it from the works.
WORK MADE TO THE variation clauses being used to omit works to give The dispute was over how to value these
to others, particularly where it is a long-running variation orders, which resulted in an omission of
CONTRACT, WHICH LED TO A framework or PFI contract and there is a desire to the provision of the original barge. The variation
€12.9M (£10.4M) DEDUCTION obtain better prices mid-term. clause was fairly standard.
The issues are: A variation, which included an omission, would
■ Can a variation clause be used to omit works to be valued:
give to others? ■ In accordance with the rates specified in the
■ Is the method of valuing an omission affected schedule of rates
by the reasons for such an omission? ■ Where these rates were not applicable,
In the MT Hojgaard case, the installation of suitable rates would be established by the
monopiles by MT Hojgaard for an offshore engineer reflecting the level of pricing in the
windfarm was going slowly. The barge being used schedule of rates
to install the piles kept breaking down. ■ Where rates were not contained in the
Ally Mackenzie Brazil had seven years to prepare for the World Cup, but struggled to complete some work
associated with the event on time. What could have been learnt from London’s handling of the Olympics?
all being linked to dissatisfaction about plans were already in place for the Whilst the cost of the games exceeded
the costs of hosting the tournament. construction of venues and the necessary THE KEY THEME FOR the bid stage estimate, the final cost was
With the first kick of the ball looming, infrastructure, meaning work could begin actually £528m under the original budget
the samba atmosphere starting to build immediately and run over the course of a FUTURE HOST (set in 2007), costing a total of £8.77bn.
and football fans the world over packing seven year programme to accommodate NATIONS TO TAKE One year after the games, a BBC poll
their sun cream and team shirts in the scope of work required. Alongside found that two thirds of the British public
anticipation, what lessons can other the planning for the games themselves,
AWAY FROM BRAZIL’S believed it had been worth the expense.
host nations of major sporting events, the focus on the Olympic legacy helped EXPERIENCE OF THE It seems that the key themes for future
take from Brazil’s experience? win over the public’s scepticism as to the WORLD CUP IS THAT host nations to take away from Brazil’s
While the UK may not be able to teach cost of hosting the games. experience of the World Cup is that time
Brazil about football, it delivered a great One area London also emphasised was TIME IS SHORT is very much of the essence. Thorough
performance in successfully delivering health and safety; a dedicated head of planning and risk management is key and
the London Olympics 2012. The UK health and safety was appointed and needs to be undertaken as early as the
population may have been sceptical at construction went ahead without issue bid stage and continue throughout the
first, and the games were not without in this respect. In fact, London became project. This prevents unnecessary
drama before the opening ceremony, but the first Olympic Games in history to delays, costs, legal disputes and, perhaps
ultimately the event was judged a huge record zero fatalities. most importantly of all, lead to positive
success and it left a lasting legacy and The result of all this was that over a publicity at home and across the world.
positive feeling in the UK. week before the games commenced all Ally Mackenzie is a managing associate
When London won the bid in 2005, the venues were open and ready for use. at Addleshaw Goddard
pickles
goes back
to the future
The communities
secretary used this
year’s Alan Cherry
debate to argue that
the way to increase
housing supply is
through a full-blown
return to off-site
manufacture. But
not everybody was
design of prefabricated homes. “The things we were
convinced, as Joey looking at five years ago are a million miles away from
Gardiner reports what we’re at now,” he said. “They were miserable,
mean and horrible little dwellings, from which B&Q
made a fortune because everybody would go and
retrofit various equipment. You must free your mind
from the idea of boxes. The modular system gives a
‘W
e need you to do three things: Firstly, You must free your mind great deal of flexibility.”
to build. Secondly, we’d like you to Nevertheless, Pickles’ exhortations over off-site
build. Thirdly, we’d like you to build.”
from the idea of boxes. manufacture were challenged by other speakers, in part
So said communities secretary Eric Pickles in his The modular system gives because the new technologies were seen as unlikely to
opening address to this year’s Alan Cherry debate, a great deal of flexibility raise output levels that are driven more by economic
set up in memory of the late founder of housebuilder eric pickles, communities secretary factors and sales rates than by construction timescales.
Countryside. The debate was held on the week that Pat Hayes, executive director of housing and
Bank of England governor Mark Carney hit the front regeneration at the London borough of Ealing, said:
pages by calling for a doubling in housing output to keep “There are things you can do off-site, it does help
homes affordable. The same week house price figures use of modern methods of construction to speed up reduce costs and speed up build. But our housing
were published, showing rises of over 17% in the last delivery of new homes. dilemma is not about delays on build delivery, it’s about
year in London, to an average of nearly £500,000. Pickles said he had recently seen the evidence of the delay on site assembly and getting stuff rolling
Unsurprisingly, therefore, the subject of the debate benefits of the approach on the 51-home New Road through.”
was raising the supply of housing in the real pinch points scheme in Rainham, Essex, which is being built at the Brendan Sarsfield, chief executive of housing
of London and the South-east. As the final speaker, rate of one a day to Passivhaus standards, saving future association Family Mosaic, said the volatility of the
Richard Cherry, deputy chairman of Countryside and residents up to £890 a year in energy bills. housing market made large-scale investments in
son of Alan, said, this new public profile could be used to Pickles said: “We’re making progress. The number of housing factories difficult to justify: “In the UK we have
make a difference. “Our industry has probably got more people we’re getting on to the housing ladder is at an a boom and bust – Barratt had its own factory last time
political support and attention than we’ve ever had. How all-time five-year high. we had a boom, then when the slump comes it doesn’t
long it will last, who knows, certainly we want to enjoy it “But there’s something missing from all this good work, get the orders.”
while we can.” it’s a sophisticated and modern answer to all our housing He also raised the spectre of past experiments in
While there was a degree of consensus around how to needs. That is, off-site construction. Off-site construction prefabricated build methods on social housing estates,
approach increasing housing output, not all the isn’t just fast, but when combined with new energy which had been seen to contribute to social problems
participants shared exactly the same vision of how it saving methods it can be a real money saver, too.” and stigmatisation. “Historically governments have used
could be achieved. There was certainly no doubting that He said the government would promote new the public sector and housing associations to be the
the most controversial suggestion was that laid out early technologies such as cross-laminated timber, and sought cutting edge, and that’s why we want to demolish the
on by Pickles, namely the widespread expansion of the to head off concerns over the perceived inflexibility of estates he’s talking about, because they’re not
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CPD 14
The latest in our CPD series examines the data-sharing requirements of
BIM: COLLABORATION AND THE
COMMON DATA ENVIRONMENT
BIM projects, and the various online tools that can help to meet them.
This module is sponsored by 4Projects by Viewpoint
production process involve dozens of programs, not all of which will be and the British Standards Institution (BSI)
■ Information can subsequently be used able to exchange data with each other. published the publically available specification PAS
for construction planning, estimating, cost In practical terms, working in a CDE is likely to 1192-2, for how information should be managed for
planning, facilities management and many other involve using a collaboration platform, such as the delivery phase of BIM projects. The latter, in
downstream activities 4Projects or 4BIM by Viewpoint, as a data particular, provides guidance on how the CDE
■ Shared information reduces the time and cost in management server to share information. This might work. PAS 1192-2 covers the project lifecycle
producing coordinated information. would be consulted periodically to reconcile from the statement of need (new projects) or point
In effect, the whole asset can be constructed differences between multiple models, with 4D of assessment (existing projects) through to the
virtually, with everyone working from the same construction sequencing and 5D cost information verification of the project information model
documents. For now, however, this remains a held in separate but linked repositories. against the as-constructed asset and the delivery
distant prospect for most. It will take time for BIM Proficiency in software use and data portability of the final asset information model. This model
knowledge and expertise to extend throughout the are only two aspects of working in a CDE. Industry consists of graphical information, non-graphical
supply chain, and for all disciplines to deliver data professionals will also need to develop working information and documentation. In March 2014,
in a BIM-compliant way. practices within their companies, and then BSI also published a separate specification for
It is a common misconception that “doing BIM” between their companies and other members of information management during the operational
involves using a particular software product. The the project team to manage their inputs to BIM. As phase of a building, PAS 1192-3.
industry already uses a diverse range of 2016 draws nearer, some of these procedures and However, many structural and process issues
proprietary software to create, access, view, processes are already taking shape. Early adopters remain, including model ownership, intellectual
manipulate and interrogate BIM data, to exchange have begun to modify their internal structures and property, commercial confidentiality, insurance
data between applications, to run analyses, to methodologies to accommodate BIM, and their models, forms of contract and early engagement
display information on various devices, and so on. experiences have informed the work of the of supply chain members.
The reality is that most professionals will need to government’s BIM Task Group and associated
use multiple programs in BIM-related work. pan-industry process recommendations. WHAT DOES LEVEL 2 COMPLIANCE MEAN?
Extrapolated across a typical multidisciplinary For example, in February 2013 the Construction Compared with traditional project delivery, all
project team, the BIM software ecosystem may Industry Council (CIC) published its BIM Protocol, project team members, including the client,
Program management
software, such as 4Projects
by Viewpoint, provides a
central point of exchange for
the various programs used
by different members of the
project team
will need to adapt their processes and inputs Information Exchange (COBie) format technology can be both an enabler and a barrier to
throughout the planning, design, construction, ■ PAS1192-2-style workflows for sharing documents collaborative working, it is only a minor element
commissioning, handover and future operation and ■ providing model viewing, clash detection and compared with achieving the necessary change in
maintenance of the built asset. project planning software to all relevant team people and processes. Simply adopting a new
For example, for clients or owner-operators, members technology is not enough to promote collaborative
using BIM successfully is likely to involve: ■ supporting the downstream supply chain to working – evidence shows that it is more important
■ establishing a definition of the employer’s incorporate BIM objects of their products into to adapt procurement processes and contracts in
information requirements (EIR), that is, the models. order to help team members work together
information that will ultimately be required from a These lists are not exhaustive. Their purpose is to to maximise value for the ultimate owner of the
project information model give examples of how different parties involved in a built asset.
■ commissioning a CDE to manage information project will need to think in a more integrated way The expansion of the internet since the late
on both capital and, importantly, operational about their information requirements. BIM may 1990s has also led to an important change in the
expenditure appear more complex compared with traditional 2D way that companies buy and use software. Rather
■ early involvement of facilities managers and end- approaches, but it will result in the efficient than buying a fixed number of copies of a program
users in project design production of structured data that can then be which are installed on individual computers and
■ defining how models will be used, viewed and reused and exploited to add greater value than managed by in-house IT staff, companies can
updated regularly by facilities managers could ever be achieved before with conventional effectively rent the software they use on a monthly
■ reusing BIM data to add value – for example, information. or annual basis and outsource the management
creating interactive visitor guides and other overheads to the software provider. This
■ augmenting the building information model by ONLINE COLLABORATION TOOLS AND BIM is delivered via the internet to wherever it is
capturing building performance data. BIM technologies and processes have not emerged needed, with the company’s data stored securely in
For contractors delivering a BIM-enabled project, in isolation. Since the 1990s, the UK construction remote servers. This model is known as software-
achieving level 2 compliance is likely to involve: industry has been evolving more collaborative as-a-service (SaaS), and it is one aspect of “cloud
■ implementing a BIM execution plan, including approaches to project delivery itself. In particular, computing”, where data and programs reside in a
file naming and numbering conventions, project the influential government-commissioned network of remote servers rather than a fixed
processes and agreed standard file formats reports by Sir Michael Latham and Sir John Egan location.
■ enforcing use of the project-wide CDE through in 1994 and 1998 respectively made a number of The benefits of SaaS include:
documented processes and standards, including recommendations to drive the industry to a more ■ It is relatively easy and cost-effective to roll out
use of the CDE to populate, validate and export efficient, less adversarial form of contracting. across a diverse supply chain
data in the Construction Operations Building Recent experience has shown that while ■ There is no limit on the number of users
QUESTIONS
1. At which level of BIM implementation is a d. Each team member has access to a shared 5. Which of the following is a likely role of
common data environment first used? data management server and inputs and extracts contractors on level 2 BIM projects?
a. Level 0 project data from their chosen software tools a. Establishing a definition of the employer’s
b. Level 1 information requirements
c. Level 2 3. Which of these is a specification for how b. Commissioning a common data environment
d. Level 3 information should be managed during the to manage information on capital and operational
operational phase of construction projects? expenditure
2. Which statement best describes how a a. BS 1192:2007 c. Enforcing use of the project-wide common data
common data environment is likely to work in b. PAS 1192-2 environment through documented processes and
practice? c. PAS 1192-3 standards
a. Information is distributed by each member of d. CIC BIM Protocol 2013 d. Defining how information models will be used
the project team in electronic paper form by facilities managers
b. At the start of the project, a single software 4. Which of these is not handed over to the
vendor is specified so that all team members work client at the end of a BIM construction project?
from compatible programs a. Project information model To complete this CPD, read the module
c. Each design discipline uses their preferred b. Graphical information and then answer the questions online
software but this must be capable of sharing data c. Non-graphical information at www.building.co.uk/cpd
Closing date: 18 July 2014
directly with every other program used on the d. Documentation
CPD credits: 1 hour
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