Contractors already working in or thinking of working in the UAE capital may be aware that the Abu Dhabi government has recently issued new contracts for construction projects being undertaken in the ...

Late last year, the Fédération Internationale Des Ingénieurs-Conseils 1 ("FIDIC") launched the First Edition Conditions of Subcontract for Plant and Design-Build (the "Yellow Book Subcontract"). The ...

The FIDIC International Users’ Conference took place on the 28 and 29 November in London and celebrated 110 years of the organisation. However, the conference was very much focussed on looking forward ...

March 2007 What You Need To Know and Why? The private sector in the UAE and more recently the public sector in Abu Dhabi, have adopted FIDIC or at least a hybrid ...

The UAE construction industry is witnessing a transition to Fidic ’99 forms from the earlier Fidic ’87, according to international legal firms here. For many years the most common form of contract has ...

May 2007 Risks associated with ground conditions are potentially an important cause of significant delayand costs to an Employer and Contractor, particularly in the Gulf construction market where it ...

In an analysis piece exclusive to Construction Week, Matthew Heywood, partner at Clyde & Co, outlines how FIDIC’s latest contract updates will impact both engineers and employers in the Middle East.