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Insights for Saudi contractors and consultants

Practical guides on planning, BIM, contracts, cost and design, with the sources listed so you can check them.

Planning, P6 and 4D

DCMA 14-point check: how to get a P6 baseline accepted

What the DCMA 14-point schedule check tests, the thresholds to aim for, and a pre-submission routine that helps a P6 baseline pass employer review.

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BIM coordination and shop drawings

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BIM coordination and shop drawings · 5 min read

Clash detection that gets fixed: a coordination workflow

A BIM coordination workflow for Saudi projects: set the rules, test the models, group clashes by cause, assign owners and close issues with evidence.

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3D laser scanning and scan-to-BIM

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3D laser scanning and scan-to-BIM · 5 min read

When laser scanning pays: scan before MEP prefabrication

When a laser scan is worth its cost before prefabricating MEP, how to specify purpose and accuracy, and how to turn a point cloud into a usable model.

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Contract management (FIDIC)

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Contract management (FIDIC) · 6 min read

FIDIC 2017 notices: the 28-day rule (Sub-Clause 20.2) explained

How the 28-day Notice of Claim in FIDIC 2017 Sub-Clause 20.2.1 works, what the Engineer's 14-day notice does, and a register routine to avoid a time bar.

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Cost management and BOQ

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Cost management and BOQ · 6 min read

Preparing a BOQ to NRM2 vs POMI: what changes in practice

How preparing a bill of quantities differs under RICS NRM2 and POMI: structure, preliminaries, provisional sums, status, and what to confirm first.

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Design management

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Design management · 4 min read

QA vs QC on site: how the ITP and its hold, witness and review points fit together

Quality assurance and quality control are separate stages. How ISO 9000 defines each, what belongs to QA before work starts, and how QC runs through the ITP's hold, witness and review points.

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RIBA Plan of Work 2020 vs AIA phases: mapping design stages on Saudi projects

How the eight RIBA 2020 stages and the five AIA B101 phases line up, where they do not, and how to write a stage map for a Saudi project's design team.

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AI for AEC

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AI for AEC · 5 min read

Three technical-office tasks AI can draft today, and what to check

Three technical-office tasks where AI can write a useful first draft, and the checks an engineer must still make before anything is issued.

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