Construction & Engineering Related Disputes In Bangladesh

The Construction & Engineering related disputes are in rise in Bangladesh. As per a recent Survey, clients, contractors and consultants found that 30% of the construction contracts signed is going into dispute in the past 12 months. More than 8 out of 10 disputes arose between the client (owner) and main contractor with the assessment of delay, extension of time and contract variations cited as the primary causes of contention.

Construction & Engineering related disputes can be categorized in 2 categories, (i) Public Projects & (ii) Commercial Projects.

In Public Projects, contract is awarded by way of rigorous competitive tendering process due to presence of Public Funds. On the other hand, Commercial Projects may not involve competitive tendering process. Contractor may be selected informally based on negotiation. In both type of projects there is inevitably a main contract between owner and contractor. Besides, there may or may not be several other contracts