{"id":2244,"date":"2020-09-16T16:06:59","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T15:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/?p=2244"},"modified":"2020-09-16T16:06:59","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T15:06:59","slug":"new-construction-policy-notes-cpn-8-2020-and-9-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2020\/09\/16\/new-construction-policy-notes-cpn-8-2020-and-9-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"New Construction Policy Notes (CPN) 8\/2020 and 9\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have published two new construction policy notes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/construction-phase-handbook-chapter-3-quality---client-guide-to-construction-contractsCPN8-2020\/\">CPN 8\/2020<\/a> draws attention to the publication of Chapter 3 of the Construction Phase Handbook, this gives an overview of the client\u2019s role in achieving quality, particularly during the construction phase.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/scottish-procurement-construction-policy-note-cpn-9-2020\/\">CPN 9\/2020<\/a> updates guidance on contract payment terms and on the use of Construction Procurement Route 1A in public sector construction procurement.<\/p>\n<p>This information must be brought to the attention of all those involved in the procurement or delivery of construction activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Construction Phase Handbook and guidance on contract payment terms updated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":608,"featured_media":1181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,10,55,1],"tags":[315,332,6,178,483],"class_list":["post-2244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-construction-policy-notes","category-procurement-news","category-scottish-procurement","category-uncategorized","tag-construction","tag-cpn","tag-scottish-procurement","tag-smes","tag-subcontractor"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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