Construction Management Guide

Limit of changes that can be introduced under variation provisions!

Samer Hisham Skaik — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:03:55 +0000

by Dr Chandana Jayalath Changes are inevitable in any construction therefore the parties are provided a flexibility to make changes to the work under a typical contract changes clause. However, the ability for owner requested changes, even if provided in the contract, are not without limitations, restrictions as well as consequences. A change in shape [...]

FIDIC Asia-Pacific Contract Users – take a look at these 6 great reasons to attend

Samer Hisham Skaik — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:37:15 +0000

FIDIC’s 5th Asia-Pacific Contract Users’ conference is taking place on 11th & 12th June in Malaysia (workshops on 10th & 13th June). If you’re involved in this region then you won’t want to miss out! Take a look a look at these 6 great reasons to attend: Find out how best to select and use [...]

ICTAD Price fluctuation Formula; Clarifying The Context in Which It Operates

Samer Hisham Skaik — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:13:14 +0000

by Dr. Chandana Jayalath* The provisions of price adjustment on account of increase or decrease in costs of goods and services in construction contracts are practiced World over to have more realistic competitive bids and execution of contracts on just and equitable manner. Prices of materials, plant and labour are highly variable due to fluctuations [...]

Trust & teamwork should be our mantra

Samer Hisham Skaik — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:52:01 +0000

By Vasanth Kumar As Qatar seems set finally to award raft of contract awards with highly compressed time limits, one of the key challenges will be “teamwork” amongst various stakeholders involved in the construction industry. These mega project awards will modernise the country in line with the ambitious National Vision 2030 and the FIFA [...]

N is for the Novation

Samer Hisham Skaik — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:42:22 +0000

By Suzannah Newboult When a party is substituted for another party to contract and assumes the original party’s rights and/or obligations, it does so either by way of ‘novation’ or ‘assignment’. Party A contracts with Party B. Party C is substituted for Party B. The contract is now between Party A and Party C. If [...]

5D BIM Could Radically Enhance Costing Process

Samer Hisham Skaik — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:42:25 +0000

By Marc Howe The use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) could radically enhance the costing process following its expansion beyond quantities calculation and specifications data to other core areas of project management. While BIM has thus far focused primarily on the use of digital representations of the physical and functional traits of a facility to [...]

The effect of concurrent delay on an extension of time claim

Samer Hisham Skaik — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:16:09 +0000

Rebecca Evans, solicitor with Thomas Eggar LLP, reports on a case that offers good news for contractors in England. A recent case, heard by Akenhead J in the Technology & Construction Court in London, has practical consequences for contractors: the effect of concurrent delay on an extension of time claim. Walter Lily Company (WLC) was [...]

How to ensure payment by an overseas client

Samer Hisham Skaik — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:04:25 +0000

There are two considerations when trying to win payment from an overseas client. Firstly, ‘Can the contractor enforce a judgment or monetary award in the country where the client is based?’ And secondly, ‘Where are the overseas client’s chargeable assets?’ European Union based clients The starting point is to consider whether your potential overseas client lives [...]

Interview with: Shuja Zaidi, Vice President Projects – KSA, Hilton Worldwide

Samer Hisham Skaik — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:48:13 +0000

Becoming an Early Entrant into a Hotel Market “Many hotel developers are usually behind the wave when it comes to exploring future potential,” says Shuja Zaidi, Vice President Projects – KSA, Hilton Worldwide. “By the time they jump in to take advantage of a booming city and actually complete the project, the market may be [...]

RECORDS, RECORD, RECORDS – importance for contract claim

Samer Hisham Skaik — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 07:29:03 +0000

Contract Requirements Max Abrahamson in his book Engineering Law and The ICE Contract wrote ” A party to a dispute, particularly if there is an arbitration will learn three lessons (often too late) the importance of records, the importance of records and the importance of records”. This quotation came to mind recently when I read [...]