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Entries by Andre Pizzuto
PR 02/18 | Proposed new DNO Class for Fireworks Factories
The Planning Authority has issued for public consultation a draft Legal Notice which will effectively render any illegal fireworks factories built prior to 1994 legal, without any due process, application or consultation. The Planning Authority is proposing that such illegal development is considered as “permitted development” under the Development Notification Order (DNO) Classes, even if […]
Planning Authority responds to the Kamra’s concerns about CTBs by citing the funds it has generated as a result
The Planning Authority has responded to the article published by the Kamra on this website regarding the predicament owners of properties covered by CTBs find themselves in as a result of the incorrect interpretation of the law regarding the effects of the concessions they were granted. As explained in the previous article, property owners who […]
NSO issues call for Statistical Services for Construction Survey 2018
The National Statistics Office is inviting submissions from persons/organisations interested in the provision of services related to construction projects. The Construction survey forms part of the Purchasing Power Parities Survey. Pricing a construction project involves collecting unit prices with which to value its components and summing the values obtained to arrive at a total price for the project. […]
Energy Performance of Buildings Regulations revised
The Building Regulation Office, BRO, has announced that new regulations on Energy Performance of Buildings have now come into force. Published in L.N. 47 of 2018, they differ from the previous regulations as follows: EPB assessors shall be in possession of a warrant. A revision of the list of buildings exempted from the requirement to […]
Lands Authority clarifies the issues raised by KTP on Property Valuations EOI
Following the call for Expressions of Interest for periti to provide property valuation services to the Lands Authority, the latter had organised an information session for periti which was held last October. A number of our members had contacted the Kamra tal-Periti to request clarification on a number of issues raised during such meeting. The […]
ACE welcomes Public Procurement Package; reiterates need for quality-based public procurement
While the European Parliament is currently preparing an own-initiative report on the Public Procurement Strategy package that the Commission adopted in October 2017, the Architects’ Council of Europe (ACE) reiterates its recommendations for quality-based public procurement. The ACE underlines the lack of quality-based decisions in the planning sector. Decisions concerning the procurement of architectural services […]
EC publishes new guidelines on public procurement
The European Commission has published new guidelines on public procurement on how to avoid errors frequently seen in public procurement for projects co-financed by the European Structural and Investment Funds. It is intended to facilitate the implementation of operational programmes and to encourage good practice. It is not legally binding but aims to provide general recommendations and to reflect […]