The International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) launched the first international standard form contract for tunnelling and underground works: the FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Underground Works for tunnelling and underground works, First Edition (2019)...
On 19 August 2019, acting head of the IPP Office, Sandra Coetzee (who stepped into the role in July 2019 following the departure of Karen Breytenbach), confirmed in media reports there would be “no surprises” in the biding documentation once procurement activities...
RICARDO PILLAY, Director and Team Leader| Construction | Infrastructure | PPPs spoke at the Africa Drone Conference on 6 June 2019 on the interesting topic “Drones in construction projects: navigating the regulatory framework”. Download Ricardo’s...
Contract law always provides a remedy to a party in a contract affected by repudiation to be compensated for damages it will suffer for the early termination. However, drafters of contracts seem to have found a way, which is also accepted by courts, as they now...
The practice of construction contractors providing employers or clients with performance security has become common in the construction industry, which is typically an unconditional, on-demand guarantee bond, provided by a bank or insurer (guarantor) who undertakes to...