1150 articles on construction, property, finance and technology.
Buildings are designed for how they look when finished and lived in for decades. Six assumptions about maintenance worth challenging.
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How private equity and venture capital funds investing in Saudi Arabia are structured, comparing CMA-regulated local funds with offshore vehicles for managers and LPs.
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Replacing a contractor mid project feels decisive and costs more than owners expect. A worked example of the two routes with the numbers side by side.
Read MoreUnderwriting a group of Saudi assets as one holding and underwriting each building separately give different answers. This compares what each reveals and what each conceals.
Read MoreA provisional sum is an allowance for work that is not yet defined. Treated as a budget line it works. Treated as a fixed price it quietly breaks both cost and programme.
Read MoreHow the PDPL applies to foreign companies processing personal data of people in Saudi Arabia, and a staged plan covering records, consent, transfers and breaches.
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The first weeks establish records, catch defects and set up systems. A sequence that prevents later difficulty.
Read MoreThe sequence for importing goods into Saudi Arabia: importer registration, product conformity through SABER, customs declaration via ZATCA, duties, VAT and release.
Read MoreAdding ground-floor retail to a residential building changes the structure, services, licensing and management. A comparison of what each option demands before you commit.
Read MoreA pour returns one low cube. Is the concrete rejected, investigated or accepted? This worked example shows how the arithmetic and the procedure actually run.
Read MoreA delay claim is about the completion date. A disruption claim is about lost productivity, and it can succeed on a project that finished on time. The proof is not the same.
Read MoreThe full landed cost of goods imported into Saudi Arabia: freight, customs duty, conformity certificates, clearance, import VAT cash flow and the delays that add to it.
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