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Falling Tender Prices Bottom Out In 2010

Published: 06th May 11

Tender prices saw a further rise of 0.5% in Q4 2010 compared to the previous quarter according to the latest UK construction Tender Price Index compiled by BCIS, The Building Cost Information Service of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Commercial tenant demand picks up across the UK

Published: 23rd May 11

RICS Global Commercial Property Survey Q1 2011...

Tenders fall lower despite stabilisation in new work output

Published: 02nd November 09

BCIS Tender Price Index Q2 2009

Tenders continue to fall as workloads plummet

Published: 30th July 09

BCIS Tender Price Index Q1 2009

BCIS standard to be adopted by the UN

Published: 20th July 09

The Standard Form of Cost Analysis (SFCA), published by BCIS (The Building Cost information Service of the RICS) has been put forward to be the international data exchange...

Electronic tenders double, but industry moving too slowly says BCIS

Published: 29th May 09

2009 BCIS e-tendering Survey Report

Increasing competition for work sees tenders fall

Published: 28th April 09

BCIS Tender Price Index Q4 2008 - Tenders prices are falling as contractors compete for less work...

Project build times at the touch of a button

Published: 19th March 09

BCIS Construction Duration Calculator

Sharp decline in orders forces tenders even lower

Published: 10th February 09

BCIS Tender Price Index Q3 2008 - Contractors are being forced to keep tenders low in an attempt to remain competitive and ride out the recession...

Consultants' split higher on government projects

Published: 12th December 08

BCIS Review of Consultants' Fees on Construction Projects

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