Home › Knowledge Hub › Contract Letters of Intent: Binding Effect and Legal Exposure in Construction Letters of intent are meant to bridge the gap between tender award and contract signature. In practice, they are one of the most poorly drafted instruments in the industry — and a disproportionate source of construction disputes. 6 min …
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Apr 23
FIDIC Yellow Book: Design-Build Contract Guide | E-Basel
Knowledge Hub · FIDIC FIDIC Yellow Book: The Design-Build Contract Explained The Yellow Book is FIDIC’s principal design-build form. Under it, the Contractor takes responsibility for design as well as construction — a risk transfer that has significant consequences for insurance, fitness-for-purpose obligations and claim strategy. 7 min read · Updated 23/04/2026 By Basel Al …
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Apr 23
FIDIC Red Book 2017: Key Changes Explained | E-Basel
Knowledge Hub · FIDIC The FIDIC Red Book 2017: Key Changes and UAE Implications The Second Edition of the FIDIC Red Book materially rewrites how claims, determinations and disputes are handled. Contractors and Employers who still treat the 2017 form as a minor update to 1999 are exposed to significant procedural risk. 9 min read …
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Apr 23
FIDIC Green Book: Short Form of Contract Explained | E-Basel
Knowledge Hub · FIDIC FIDIC Green Book: The Short Form of Contract Explained The Green Book is FIDIC’s Short Form for simple, low-value works. Used correctly it is efficient; used outside its intended scope it creates contract administration problems that the form was never designed to handle. 6 min read · Updated 23/04/2026 By Basel …
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Apr 23
FIDIC Rainbow Suite: UAE Practitioner’s Guide | E-Basel
Knowledge Hub · FIDIC FIDIC Rainbow Suite: A UAE Practitioner’s Guide to the Core Books The FIDIC Rainbow Suite is the most widely adopted family of construction contracts on UAE projects. Choosing the wrong Book — or failing to adapt it properly — is one of the most common root causes of disputes we see …
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