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hroughout 2020, Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will be making £145m worth of


contracts available for tender and will recruit 109 people, which will double the current workforce.


Out of the £145m worth of


contracts available, HVAC contracts amount to £15m, with services including full end-to-end design, planning and delivery of the power and electrical requirements for the Games.


Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games said: “We know this is a challenging period for many


Ian Reid, chief executive of gham 2022 Common


businesses who are trying to navigate these uncertain times. We remain resolute as we deliver the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and most critically, we are ramping up our recruitment as well as the search for specialist suppliers who will play a vital role in the successful staging of these Games.


“There are a significant number of commercial opportunities associated with the games and we recognise the importance of these for a number of sectors.


Contractors’ Corner


“We have been working to e many of these contract and job opportunities to get them ready, to offer some hope and opportunity during these unprecedented times. We want to say to the industry that we are open for business and are ready to engage with the supply chain as well as find the best talent from the West Midlands within the job market. In the coming weeks we will ramp up our recruitment and tendering processes for a broad range of services, including HVAC.


o expedite


“Our supply chain will be critically important to the delivery of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. We are determined to find and work with the best in class services, from the un rivalled experts within HVAC industry. More information about all of our contract and job opportunities can be found on the Birmingham 2022 website.”


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ngineering services sector bodies BESA and ECA have jointly developed two new


guides to help contractors to manage coronavirus-related issues on site. The new guides will be freely available to


e freely available to o


the wider industry during the current emergency. They provide sector- relevant guidance for engineering and buildin


across construction specific areas:


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ilding services contractors working struction and FM in two


 ‘Specific Environments’ (where there may be higher risk of COVI transmission); and


nts’ (where there higher risk of COVID VID-19


 ‘close proximity working’ (less than 2m).


The new guides align with the hierarchy of preventative measures shown in the Construction Leadership Council Site Operating Procedures, based on guidance from Public Health England;


 do not recommend the deployment of respiratory protective equipment (RPE) for general site activities, most notably where social distancing is possible; anis possible; and


 recommend that any decision to deploy RPE in site-specific situation


assessment.


The guides have been th


guides have been drawn up with the support of a COVID-19 Expert Panel made up of BESA and ECA


s should be based on risk based on fic


safety practitioners. The panel is also helping ECA and the BESA to provide informed, practical comments on site health and safety issues to the government and industry bodies who are generating overarching guidance in this area.


BESA Health & Safety Advisor Rebecca Crosland said: “It is imperative that there is further g id


dan and safety of everyon safety of everyone on veryon


industry safe. The health, wellbein uid


be a priority during the COVI


ustry safe. The health, wellbeing safe. The health, wellbein da ce out there to help keep the


health crisis. Businesses must exercise ir duty of care under legislation to


lth crisis. Businesses must exercise a priority during the COVID-19 he COVI site must


their duty of care under legislation to ensure all workers are protected and ensure that any critical information ted to their health and safety and is communi d clearly an licated clearly an d then plemented.”


ure that any critical information related to their health an


mation clearly an


a member of the CLC’s working group aul Reeve, ECA’s CSR director and ted.”


implemented.” Paul Reeve, ECA’s CSR director an a m


on site safety measures said: “The CLC SOP is an overarching industry document, but it refers to the need for sector guidance. These two guides are the start of joint ECA and BESA activity to produce more detailed information that’s desperately needed by man y engineering services contractors.


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