On 19 July 2023, the Ciarb Egypt Branch organized jointly with the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE, and the CRCICA (the seat of the Branch) a seminar on “Construction Claims under the International AACE Conference 2023”. The speakers were Dr. Waleed El Nemr, Branch Vice-Chairman, Regional Director (MENA), AACE International, Dr. Rania Fayed, FCiarb, Vice President of the AACE, Egypt Section, and Eng. Ahmed Yahia, Forensic Planner and Delay Analyst. The moderator was Eng. Wael Aziz, President, AACE Greater Cairo Section and CIOB Cairo Hub Committee Member.
The event approached the legal challenges of the use of the “Windows” analysis methods of delay analysis in the construction industry in an attempt to bridge the gap between the forensic planner and legal professional. The speakers also focused on the practical challenges regarding the neutrality of the Engineer in determining disputes under the FIDIC 2017 contracts.
It is worth noting that the seminar was the first and exclusive (modified) Arabic version of the AACE International 2023 Conference and Expo held in Chicago on 13 June 2023.
To watch the video of the seminar, please click here: