Loose scope in design-build contracts breeds claimsFrom Hama National Hospital Upgrade & ExtensionThe contractor claimed SYP 350M for requirements added after concept design: extra intensive-care wards and a revised HVAC system.Recommendation: Freeze the building’s functional programme with the ministry that will use it before the proposal goes to committee.Open the lesson
Confirm the land before approving the projectFrom Al-Mayadin General HospitalThe project was approved before Deir ez-Zor Governorate allocated the land, and stopped after the design award.Recommendation: Do not pass a construction request to committee without a final land-allocation decision.Open the lesson