DLR upgrade subject to trial
Language: English Series: Building ; 257(7763) 25 September 1992, 12(1)Publication details: 1992Subject(s): Summary: US engineer Brown and Root is negotiating a unique contract worth up to £100m to revitalise London`s Docklands Light Railway, in which payment of a significant part of the sum is dependent on the performance of the line. This is understood to be the first time that a major public building or civil engineering contract has been awarded on the basis that money is withheld until the success of the work is tested.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| News article | London News article | WB2837-02 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 19020-1001 |
US engineer Brown and Root is negotiating a unique contract worth up to £100m to revitalise London`s Docklands Light Railway, in which payment of a significant part of the sum is dependent on the performance of the line. This is understood to be the first time that a major public building or civil engineering contract has been awarded on the basis that money is withheld until the success of the work is tested.