Construction Industry

Civil Engineering, Construction Industry, General Management, Sustainability

Expo 2020: Watch out for these Mega Developments in Dubai .

By Parag Deulgaonkar

Dubai developers are set to commence work on several mega projects in the coming months in order to complete and deliver them much earlier than 2020.

“The Expo 2020 win for Dubai is a significant milestone, and this will definitely translate into exponential growth across a wide array of sectors, namely hospitality, tourism, trade, shipping and logistics as well as real estate,” Khalid Bin Kalban, CEO, Dubai Investments, told Emirates 24|7. …

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Construction Industry, Construction Law, Contract Administration, Procurement Management, Project Management

CPC 2013 – The new CIOB contract for use on complex projects

By Jeremy Glover

In April 2013, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) published a contract for use with complex projects (known as the Complex Projects Contract or CPC 2013). Speaking about the contract, one of its authors, Keith Pickavance, boldly said:

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Construction Industry, Construction Law, Contract Administration, Project Management

FIDIC guidance on enforcing DAB decisions

By Gerrmy Glover

FIDIC, as is well known, are currently finalising a new amended version of the Yellow Book. In a taste of what is to come, on 1 April 2013 the FIDIC Contracts Committee issued a Guidance Note dealing with the powers of, effect of and the enforcement of Dispute Adjudication Board (“DAB”) decisions.

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Construction Industry, Construction Law, Contract Administration, Procurement Management, Project Management

FIDIC’s 26th Annual FIDIC International Contract Users’ Conference

Exclusive saving for all FIDIC users 

As a CMGuide reader, you’re invited to attend FIDIC’s 26th annual FIDIC International Contract Users’ conference at a 10% saving.

Indisputably the leading international forum for those wishing to make the most of the FIDIC suite of contracts, this is your annual opportunity for comprehensive best practice advice on using the range of contracts and understanding the implications of the latest contract amendments – directly from the very people who draft and amend the contracts! …

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Construction Industry, Construction Law, Contract Administration, Project Management

Top Tips For Handling Disputes In The UAE

by Richard Bell and James Fox

No business wants to enter into a dispute. Disputes are often costly, tie up management time and distract staff from profitable work. In the UAE where a civil dispute is sometimes accompanied by a criminal complaint, a dispute can have a significant impact on key staff, including travel bans and the stress of facing criminal charges. Taking the right action from the beginning of a dispute can help to resolve the dispute faster, more efficiently and at less cost. …

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Construction Industry

Construction legal disputes most costly in Middle East

Legal disputes in the Middle East construction industry are now taking over a year to be resolved, according to study from EC Harris.

The global built asset consultancy said it has found that construction disputes in the Middle East are taking, on average, 14.6 months to be settled compared to just nine months in the previous year, an increase of 62 percent. …

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Construction Industry, General Management, Project Management

Trust & teamwork should be our mantra

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 world cup in 2022 but Doha can’t afford any project delays which will be a fertile breeding ground for disputes ,penalties and lawsuits between the various parties involved in construction. …

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Construction Industry, Construction Technology, Project Management, Sustainability

5D BIM Could Radically Enhance Costing Process

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 guide both the design and construction processes, the next generation of BIM adds even greater functionality by providing advanced tools for estimating costs throughout a project’s life cycle. …

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

 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 already saturated,” he goes on to say. …

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