Demolition contract for pre-casino works awarded without public bidding. At a time when US demolition contract bidding practices and pricing are under close scrutiny, one city has taken the bold step of bypassing the process altogether, awarding a contract without even going to open tender. Baltimore officials awarded a demolition contract at the site of…Read moreRead more
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Baltimore bypasses bidding…
Sign of the times…?
Demolition site signs should be clear and concise. But is this taking things too far?
US contract comes in below estimate; quelle surprise…
Another day, another round of low bids on a US demolition contract. For fear of appearing to be overly critical of US contractors’ pricing policies amidst the current recession, I shall post the following article from pressofatlanticcity.com without comment. I will allow readers to make up their own minds over whether this is a sign…Read moreRead more
Bay Bridge “demolition” hits snag…
Demolition works on San Francisco’s Bar Bridge delayed by unforeseen hitch. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that demolition work on the world famous Bay Bridge hit a temporary snag Friday, delaying the unprecedented aerial construction project by about five hours. But Caltrans officials still expect the span to reopen to traffic in time for Tuesday…Read moreRead more
Turn your Bobcat into a robot…
UXB experts develop system to convert Bobcat skid steer into a remote-controlled robot. QinetiQ, a company more commonly associated with remotely-controlled equipment used to diffuse bombs and explosives, has developed a kit that can be installed in about 15 minutes on any of 17 models of Bobcat skid-steer, all-wheel steer, or compact track loaders that…Read moreRead more
NDA Academy programme set…
National Demolition Association sets date, venue and programme for 2009 Academy. The National Demolition Association’s Demolition Academy – an intensive safety and management training event – will take place this year for the first time at the OSHA Training Institute in Arlington Heights, Illinois from 14 to 16 October. The Demolition Academy begins on October…Read moreRead more
We’re demolishing your building, here’s the bill…
A West Virginia town is planning to recoup the cost of demolishing 17 buildings from the owners that have left them in a poor state of repair. City leaders in Wheeling, West Virginia plan to use their home rule powers to recover $209,290 from 17 property owners for demolishing structures that were deemed dilapidated. “For…Read moreRead more
New listing, renewed offer…
Acoustics specialists Campbell Associates is latest to sign up on Business Directory. Campbell Associates has become the latest company to join our fast-growing Business Directory. The acoustics specialist company behind the CadnaA sound prediction and monitoring software has enjoyed an extremely high profile recently with appearances on teh Institute of Demolition Engineers’ Roadshow, in the…Read moreRead more
Demolition News is going Transatlantic…!
Demolition News invited to be a guest blogger on Construction Equipment. Following the extraordinary take up by UK and then European demolition professionals, Demolition News has been invited to join an elite band of guest bloggers on the world’s largest and most widely-read construction magazine, Construction Equipment. In a new blog, which has the working…Read moreRead more
Demolition Professional A.K.A….
What do demolition men do when they hang up their hard hats at the end of the day. We recently interviewed Rob Collard, a UK demolition contractor who regularly replaces one hazardous business with another by racing in the British Touring Car Championships. Now finding someone with a passion for both demolition equipment and fast…Read moreRead more
