133 Construction & Development articles with practical guidance for projects and investments in Saudi Arabia.
Demolition looks like the simplest part of a project and carries some of its highest risks. The sequence that keeps it controlled.
Read MoreAppoint one contractor for the whole works, or manage trade packages directly with a construction manager: how the two models allocate price risk.
Read MoreSix beliefs about construction contracts that leave owners exposed, from what a signature covers to who owns the drawings and what a certificate means.
Read MoreDelay analysis sounds like something for lawyers and experts. The first four steps are ordinary project work, and doing them early usually settles the question.
Read MoreAn owner who suspects the numbers have drifted can commission a review of the project accounts. Here is what such a review examines and what it costs to run.
Read MoreOwners collect evidence that feels convincing and ignore the records that would actually settle an argument. Six beliefs worth correcting.
Read MoreAs built drawings, warranties, test certificates and manuals feel like paperwork at handover. Each missing item has a price that arrives years later.
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Extraction, grease, drainage, power and civil defence approval decide whether a restaurant opens on time. The mistakes landlords and operators make, and how to prove each is closed.
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Keeping an existing structure saves the frame and inherits its constraints. A comparison of adaptive reuse against demolition and new build, with the tests that settle it.
Read MoreWhy reference calls and site visits often reassure owners without testing anything, and how to run both so they produce evidence you can act on before appointment.
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How money is released determines what happens when a project slows down. These are the structures that leave owners paying ahead of progress.
Read MorePermit delays are usually document delays. The sequence, who owns each step, and the gate that lets the next one start.
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