FIDIC Claims Management · the UAE
FIDIC Claims Consultant in the UAE
On a UAE project, the difference between the standard FIDIC position and the particular conditions your employer inserted is often where your entitlement quietly disappears. CALIM prepares and defends FIDIC claims for contractors across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and the Emirates from our Ajman Free Zone base.
How CALIM helps contractors in the UAE
- Prepare and defend FIDIC claims for extension of time, prolongation, and additional payment
- Draft and manage contractual notices under Clause 20 to protect entitlement before it is time-barred
- Build the cause-and-effect narrative, quantum, and contemporaneous record trail a claim needs to survive scrutiny
- Support Engineer determinations, DAAB references, amicable settlement, and arbitration preparation
Why fidic claims management in the UAE is different
UAE contracts frequently amend FIDIC heavily and sit over the UAE Civil Code's muqawala provisions, which affect time bars, decennial liability, and the enforceability of some clauses. A claim built on the unamended FIDIC text can fail against the actual particular conditions and local law. We read both, preserve entitlement through compliant notices, and prepare claims that stand up before DIAC arbitration or in settlement.
The UAE market blends FIDIC forms with heavily amended bespoke conditions, layered over the UAE Civil Code's treatment of construction (muqawala) contracts. On Dubai and Abu Dhabi mega-projects, the gap between the standard FIDIC position and the particular conditions is where SME contractors lose entitlement, which makes precise contract administration essential.
Where a dispute cannot be avoided, resolution in the UAE typically runs through the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) and the UAE Civil Code muqawala provisions. CALIM operates from the Ajman Free Zone, giving you on-the-ground UAE support.
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Do UAE law and the Civil Code affect my FIDIC claim?
Yes. The UAE Civil Code's muqawala provisions sit over FIDIC contracts and affect matters such as time bars, decennial liability, and how certain clauses are interpreted or enforced. A claim prepared only on the standard FIDIC wording can be undercut by the particular conditions and local law, so we assess both the contract as amended and the applicable UAE law when building or defending a claim.
Can you support arbitration at DIAC?
Yes. We prepare the entitlement, causation, and quantum case, assemble the contemporaneous record trail, and coordinate the claim through the FIDIC dispute mechanism, amicable settlement, and arbitration at the Dubai International Arbitration Centre. We work alongside your legal advisers so the commercial case is claim-ready before it reaches a tribunal.
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