Then, we went to the Fairmont Palm Hotel and Resort. The building includes a basement, a beach floor, an entrance floor, and 14 additional floors. The same client owns both the Kingdom of Sheba and the Fairmont Hotel. The building includes a ball room, restaurants, lounges, and pools. The upper floors of the building hold penthouses with stunning views of the Palm and the Dubai skyline.
We then returned to the office. Mr. Ian Harper, DCC’s Contract Director, gave us a lecture about contract management. He explained the meaning of delays and disputes and their causes. The lecture included many real life examples which made the impact of delays and disputes on the progress of any project clearer. Mr. Harper also explained that delays could be caused either by the client or by the contractor.
Then, the lecture went on to explain extensions of time. In summary, extensions of time are extensions of the working contract period in which the contractor should have completed the works. They are usually governed by strict clauses to avoid the contract completion being fully discarded and the contractor’s obligation being reduced to completing the project within a reasonable amount of time.
At the end, there was an explanation about the methods of dispute resolution which ranges from negotiation to litigation and arbitration. Mr. Harper advised us not to go to arbitration because it is a lengthy process which consumes time and money.
This lecture was the third and final part of the lectures that were presented by Mr. Ian Harper and we would like to thank him for making it possible for us to learn more about construction management from an expert’s point of view.
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