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Games plan
Want to know how to guarantee Olympic glory? Don't panic, get the contractors on board as early as possible and steer well clear of lowest-price tendering
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ODA streamlines plans for Olympic park
Changes involve greater integration with Stratford City development and adjustments to the location of the Olympic village.
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Firms face security ‘lock-down'
Construction firms working in the Olympic zone could face tough security measures, including restricted site access in the 18 months prior to the Games.
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‘No strikes' deal in doubt
A leading trade unionist has refused to rule out strikes in the run-up to the London Olympic Games.
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EDAW team wins design contract for Olympic park
The EDAW consortium and multidisciplinary consultants Arup and Atkins have been chosen to design the Olympic park and infrastructure.
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CABE to head design review body for Games
The ODA confirmed on Tuesday that a design review body would be set up for the Games.
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Olympic boss sweeps aside bids for two contracts
Olympic Delivery Authority chief David Higgins scraps tenders for a programme manager and velopark designer.
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Olympic chief scraps tenders
David Higgins announces new tenders for programme manager and velopark designer at Olympic summit in London.
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Sir Steve Redgrave
Britain’s leading Olympian has retired from the soul-bending agony of international athletics and has begun a number of jobs in construction, the industry he left 20-odd years ago. Tom Broughton found out what they are, and why he’s returned.
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ODA allays fears over programme manager role
The Olympic Delivery Authority has moved to allay fears that new chief executive David Higgins could abandon the search for a programme manager for the London 2012 Games.
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Goldman Sachs' European boss heads up Olympic Committee
Paul Deighton is appointed CEO of the London Olympic Games Organising Committee.
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Industry figures queue up for roles on Olympic board
Key players in the construction industry are gearing up to battle for places on the Olympics Delivery Authority board.
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Industry figures queue up for roles on Olympic board
Key players in the construction industry are gearing up to battle for places on the Olympics Delivery Authority board.
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ODPM finance director appointed Olympic tsar
Andrew Lean becomes Olympic co-ordinator for the civil service, as ODPM undergoes wide-ranging shake-up
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Pay benchmark for Olympics
THE TUC is to use Wembley stadium and Heathrow Terminal 5, among other large projects, to benchmark the terms and conditions of Olympic contracts.
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David Higgins appointed head of Olympic Delivery Authority
English Partnerships chief executive will be responsible for delivering Olympic construction programme.
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London Olympic team sets aside £275m for stadium
Figure used in bid presentation is revealed for the first time, but Beijing stadium architect predicts price will rise
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Jack Lemley appointed chair of Olympic Delivery Authority.
Ex-head of Channel Tunnel group Transmanche-Link is chosen to chair Olympic Delivery Authority.
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Some legacy
A little more than a year after Athens hosted the ‘best ever’ Olympics, this is what its facilities have become – desolate monuments to poor planning and incoherent politics. Over the next five pages, Mark Leftly reports on the lessons that London needs to learn.