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Jochen HundtChairman, Hundt Legal Consultancy
in association with The Law Office of Khalid O. Alattas
Latest Developments in Government Contracts
& Procurement Regulations
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• Economic diversification
• Streamlining of procedures; efficiency
• Anti-corruption drive
• Living quality
• Promoting SMEs
• International best practices
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2017 Draft new Procurement Law
• Scope of application extended to state-owned companies
• Support for local SMEs
• Performance-based payment reductions; increased delay penalties
• New contracting methods
• Right to sue before completing the works
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PSP - PPP
2018 Draft Private Sector Participation Law
o Privatizations and Public Private Partnerships (PPP)
o Arabic language requirement cancelled
o Special exemptions from ‘Nitaqat’ quotas
o Special exemptions from capitalization rules
o Neither Procurement Law nor Competition Law apply
o Dispute resolution through arbitration
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Art. 49, Implementing Regulations to Procurement Law 2006:
The contractor must not default in implementing his obligations on the
pretext that the Governmental Authority has breached its obligations.
1. A Government Authority shall execute the contract in accordance with its terms. If it
defaults in the performance of its obligations, including delay in payment of
entitlements, the contractor may file these claims for payment with the competent
court, requesting compensation.
2. It is permissible to resort to arbitration or any other methods to settle disputes that may
arise during execution of contracts in accordance with the Implementing Regulations.
Art. 95, Draft new Procurement Law:
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Thank you.