The title may not be so exciting. Like most year-end’s wishes, hoping for peaceful and successful projects is a bit foreseeable? But let’s explore a bit. How will we get there? Peaceful and successful projects? First of all, what would be needed for a project to be peaceful and successful? […] The post Peaceful and successful projects in 2022! appeared first on AfiTaC ..read more

Proove and AfiTaC experts create synergies between project controls and contract management services Proove and AfiTaC join forces “As Proove, we specialize in project controls for megaprojects and project organizations. We are market leader in our home-market Belgium and breaking through internationally. We build on the skills of our top-engineers […] The post The next step: when project controls and contract management meet appeared first on AfiTaC ..read more

The World Bank and other Multilateral Development Banks want dispute boards on the projects they finance. This is because they are aware of their value for dispute avoidance and early dispute resolution. Internationally, the most-used standard forms of contract for infrastructure, construction, power projects etc. are FIDIC contracts. FIDIC’s latest editions of the Rainbow […] The post Certified Adjudicators for FIDIC contracts appeared first on AfiTaC ..read more

How can interested people learn about FIDIC contracts in the most effective and efficient way? Directly by explaining the most popular FIDIC clauses with text and paragraphs? I guess that would be a bit boring! Or would you rather use case-studies on FIDIC? What do you think?  Experience sharing In […] The post Case-studies on FIDIC, do they facilitate learning? appeared first on AfiTaC ..read more

Almost the first question that could be asked when talking about business projects, in general, and construction projects, in particular, would be “What is the expected time for completion”. Time is one of the most important factors when dealing with contracts. Completing the work within the time limit is a […] The post Contractor’s Claim for Extension of Time: Things to Keep in Mind! appeared first on AfiTaC ..read more

The role of Contract Management Contracts are the foundation for all business relationships. They are key for managing all business activities and projects. Meanwhile, the increase in the complexity level of many businesses combined with a need to change, have created a real challenge in managing the contract’s valuable information. […] The post Contract Knowledge: for specialists or all professionals? appeared first on AfiTaC ..read more

This article is a reflection on the use of FIDIC contracts in combination with civil law legal systems. Introduction on FIDIC contracts and their origin FIDIC contracts are the most used international form of contracts for construction and industrial projects. The popularity of FIDIC contracts was derived from their international […] The post FIDIC in Civil Law Jurisdictions: Justifiable or Challenging? appeared first on AfiTaC ..read more

AfiTaC is pleased to introduce Ahmad Shahrour who has recently joined our company as a Junior Contract Manager. Ahmad holds a master’s degree in Applied Corporate Management from University Grenoble Alpes and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the American University of Beirut. Prior to joining AfiTaC, Ahmad had several international […] The post New AfiTaC team member appeared first on AfiTaC ..read more

Our best wishes for 2021 to the readers of AfiTaC’s blog and to our clients, partners, collaborators, suppliers and friends! Saying 2020 was a difficult year is probably an understatement. Under the circumstances, we are almost embarrassed to inform that AfiTaC has achieved excellent results and that we have outperformed […] The post Best wishes for 2021 from AfiTaC! appeared first on AfiTaC ..read more

We are proud to say that AfiTaC has received in November 2020 the prestigious French certification “Qualiopi” after being audited by ICPF on the quality of our training activities. Quality is not an achievement, it is a continuous road! This means: we truly consider your needs and objectives when customizing your training […] The post Quality training by AfiTaC on Contract Management appeared first on AfiTaC ..read more