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		<title>FIDIC 1999 or something else in disguise?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Michelle Nelson
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 emirate on behalf of public entities. The word on the street is that these contracts are to be welcomed since it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quantity clause needs update</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Chris Larkin
The UAE has undergone dramatic changes in recent years and the building boom has led to increasingly sophisticated methods of procuring construction work. The speed of these changes has made it difficult for the legal framework to keep up. As a result, some provisions of UAE law can appear outdated and even in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teamwork: capacity issues shift client-contractor relations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Many clients are now entering into direct negotiation with contractors in order to secure successful delivery of their projects.
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		<title>Root Cause Analysis</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes when you try to resolve a problem, you find that what you thought was a root cause is really a related symptom, not the actual cause of the problem itself. Consider the following classic example. 
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		<title>A Quick Guide to Crashing a Project Schedule</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:37:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Diana Harding
What exactly is project schedule crashing? How do I use it? When is crashing NOT a good idea? If you’re a project manager, these questions will eventually hunt you down and find you. Read below for a quick guide to project schedule crashing.
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		<title>Always Assign One Person to Be Primarily Responsible for the Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 05:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A common mistake is to assign two or more people to an activity without designating who has the primary responsibility to ensure the work is done correctly and completely. A lack of primary responsibility may make some people defer to each other and end up delaying work that needs to start quickly. You can also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing the right weapon</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Antonios Dimitracopoulos 
Arbitration is almost by default the standard dispute resolution mode built into construction contracts. But is it always as efficient and suitable for the purpose it is meant to be? Or is it so only under certain conditions which, if left uncared for, can result in an erosion of what was meant to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview New Team Members</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Once your project is approved and ready to execute, a project team must be put together. Some of the resources might be full-time, some part-time. You may have a mix of contractors and employees. In many cases, the employee team members are assigned based on availability and best fit. However, in some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bonded issues</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:20:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Dennis Brand
As we saw previously, contractors in the construction industry are commonly required to provide bonds or guarantees as performance security. These should be unconditional, on demand and issued by a bank that is acceptable to the employer. Examples of the types of bonds and guarantees available follows.
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		<title>Proactively Manage Small Change Requests Using Alternative Processes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone can recognize and appreciate that a scope change request process must be invoked for large changes to the project. However, you may encounter resistance to formal scope change management for small requests. The client and other project team members may consider this to be unnecessary overhead for such small decisions. 
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