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June opening set for key MTR link
The cross harbour portion of MTR's new Shatin Central line is nearing completion - a massive undertaking with some very challenging individual projects. Target opening announced for June 2022. This new line will form a...
Major span of Champlain Bridge dismantled and taken away
Decommissioning of Montreal’s old Champlain Bridge across the St Lawrence River reaches a milestone with removal of the main span. CDC undertook a commercial review for the contractor on the new Champlain bridge...
CDC 2021 in review
If ever there was a year to fit our advertising byline, 2021 was that year! Globally, very little has gone to plan in 2021. However, notwithstanding the challenges of COVID, the year has been hugely busy for the CDC...
Happy New Year 2022
Happy New Year to all our clients, colleagues, and friends in construction - wishing everybody a healthy and prosperous 2022.
On this day in 2009, Hong Kong’s Stonecutters Bridge opened to traffic
On this day in 2009, Hong Kong's Stonecutters Bridge opened to traffic. At the time of the construction commencement, Stonecutters Bridge was the longest stay cable bridge in the world. Check out the case study to see...
Seasons Greetings 2021
Season's greetings to all our clients, colleagues and friends from all of us at Contract Dispute Consultants.
Happy Thanksgiving 2021
Happy Thanksgiving to all our US-based clients, colleagues and friends from all of us at Contract Dispute Consultants
Drone footage of Kai Tak Sports Park Nov 2021, Hong Kong
Watch the drone footage of progress at the Kai Tak Sports Park in November 2021, one of the many projects transforming the site of the former Kai Tak airport. The scale of the stadium and extent of development is now...
Huge boost to US construction spending
A huge boost to US construction spending with the signing of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill into law delivering $550 billion of new federal investment in bridges, airports, highways and transit and rail....
Celebrating the opening of the M+ Museum of visual culture
What better way to celebrate the opening of the M+ Museum of visual culture than with some of our own footage. CDC are proud to have assisted on the M+ project and continue to support contractors across the...
Marking the official opening of the M+ Museum of Visual Culture
Friday marks the official opening of the M+ Museum of Visual Culture in Hong Kong's West Kowloon Cultural District after a 7 year construction and fit out period. CDC are proud to have been involved in this landmark...
Third runway project at Hong Kong International Airport
Here's a good video explainer of the huge third runway project (3RS) at Hong Kong International Airport - with reclamation completed earlier this year, the focus now is on the building and infrastructure contractors...
M+ Museum opening
Great news that the new M+ Museum, showcasing visual culture, will open on 12 November, the second major venue completed in the West Kowloon Cultural District. CDC have been providing assistance to contractors working...
Autumn Festival Greetings
Autumn festival greetings from all the team here at Contract Dispute Consultants
Surfacing works completed on the new third runway at Hong Kong International Airport
Surfacing works on the new third runway at Hong Kong International Airport are complete, another major milestone - half way there but still a long way to go. CDC has been providing advice to several contractors on this...
Official opening of Ocean Park Water World
It's the official opening of Ocean Park Water World today, a state-of-the-art all-weather water park at Tai Shue Wan incorporating 27 indoor and outdoor attractions. CDC are proud to have assisted Gammon Construction...
Hong Kong’s Northern Link Design Contracts Awarded
As the current batch of MTR extensions start operation, the next batch of projects is getting underway. These new projects were originally conceived in Hong Kong’s Transport and Housing Bureau Railway Development...
Ocean Park’s WaterWorld ready to open to the public
Great to see Ocean Park's WaterWorld ready to open to the public next month. CDC are proud to have been a part of this iconic project....
Happy Independence Day
Wishing our clients, colleagues and friends in the US a Happy Independence Day weekend.
Opening of East West section on the Tuen Ma line
East - West travel in Hong Kong is about to get a lot easier with the opening of another section of the Tuen Ma line enabling seamless travel from Wu Kai Sha in the East to Tuen Muen in the West. At 56km it will become...
Agreement for the construction of the Texas Central High Speed Rail project
Congratulations to our US client Lane Construction and their parent company Webuild Group as they sign the US$16 billion agreement for the construction of the Texas Central High Speed Rail project between Dallas and...
Opening of the Tuen Ma line
It's the opening of the Tuen Ma line today, Hong Kong's longest railway line connecting the East and West of the territory. Contract Dispute are proud to have been involved in this project providing contract management...
Maeda v. Bauer Update
In our previous article, we looked at the case of Maeda Corporation v. Bauer Hong Kong Ltd, where Bauer’s claim to appeal against an interim arbitral award was rejected by the Court of First Instance on the basis of...
International Women’s Day 2021
Celebrating the success and hard work of our women on International Women's Day 2021.
Contract Dispute – The Year of the Rat (2020) in Review
The Year of the Rat (2020) – a year we’ll all remember! Whilst the world grappled with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, local lockdowns, the almost complete shutdown of international travel and increasingly...
Wishing you Prosperity and Happiness in 2021
Wishing all of our clients, partners and friends, in Hong Kong and around the world, prosperity and happiness and in the Year of the Ox!
Simon Wilde promoted to Managing Consultant
Contract Dispute Consultants are pleased to announce that Simon Wilde has been promoted to Managing Consultant. Simon joined CDC in 2008 and was one of the company's first three recruits (all still with the company)....
Infrastructure development at the forefront of economic recovery in Hong Kong Policy address
Infrastructure featured quite heavily in the policy address by Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam in November 2020 with initiatives on the interlinked topics of land supply, housing and transport infrastructure....
Happy New Year 2021
Best wishes for a safe and happy New Year to all our clients, colleagues and friends
Merry Christmas to all of our clients, friends and colleagues.
Happy Thanksgiving 2020
Happy Thanksgiving to all our US-based clients, colleagues and friends from all of us at Contract Dispute Consultants
LA’s Gerald Desmond Bridge opens
Los Angeles' Gerald Desmond Bridge opens California's first long span cable stayed bridge opened to traffic on 5 October 2020. The new Gerald Desmond Bridge has a 305m main span crossing the entrance to the Port of...
CDC welcomes first intern
We are pleased to announce that Kimberly Lu has recently completed an internship with the company.Kim, CDC's first intern, assisted on several matters both in the live project claims and post completion dispute fields....
“It’ll be alright on the night” – Disaster preparedness, contractual notifications and the case of Maeda v Bauer
“It’ll be alright on the night” - used to say that a performance or an event will be successful or adequate even if the preparations for it have not gone particularly well.(This episode chosen as the opening clip is in...
Tung Chung and Tuen Mun MTR Extensions Given Go Ahead
Additional Stations added to new MTR Extensions will serve new residential developments We first covered the government’s updated Railway Development Strategy 2014 (RDS2014) in our 2017 article. Carrie Lam's Policy...
Happy Independence Day
Wishing our clients a happy and safe 4th July!
Central Kowloon Route
Hong Kong leads the world when it comes to the proportion of its workers and residents who use public transport. Not only are 90% of daily commutes in Hong Kong taken via public transport, in 2018 the city topped a...
COVID-19 Contractual Routes and Strategies for Hong Kong and International Contractors
In our previous article in April, we discussed the difficulties of recovering an extension of time and additional cost for COVID-19 related delays under the Hong Kong General Conditions, the MTR general conditions and...
Grim daily coronavirus headlines are only the beginning of the bad news for Hong Kong contractors
With the coronavirus dominating world headlines and the focus of governments around the world, contractors will be reaching for their contracts to notify claims for delay, disruption and additional costs. However, many...
We are moving
Contract Dispute Consultants are moving office, from 2nd April 2020 our new address will be:Room 505, 5/F, 299QRC,287-299 Queen's Road Central,Hong Kong