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This survey aims at identifying the most frequent types of construction claims, and evaluating the effectiveness of the most commonly used dispute resolution techniques in the Middle East region.
It will take approximately 10 minutes to complete the questionnaire. Your participation in this study is completely voluntary, if you feel uncomfortable answering any questions, you can skip to the next one at any point.
To your concern, the data collected is strictly confidential and will be reported only in the aggregate. The responses of this survey will be compiled and analyzed as a whole; individual respondents will not be identified. Thank you very much for your time and support. Please start with the survey now by clicking on the Continue button below. |
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Part I. Please reply to the following questions |
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Your professional experience? |
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Number of service years in your profession |
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Is the company you work in based in the Middle East region? |
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Countries of operation in the Middle East: Location of the company's construction sites (Select all that apply) |
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Type of company you work in: |
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The number of times you have entered into disputes/ been on dispute cases? |
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What is the percentage of disputes (you were part of / happened to be sitting on its resolution committee) that were solved through:
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| Minimum time range taken for dispute resolution (days) | | |
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| Maximum time range taken for dispute resolution (months) | | |
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Most of the time a dispute gets resolved in: |
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Is there a claim threshold amount at which you decide to forego negotiations and resort to arbitration/ litigation? |
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How is the value above which you decide to forego negotiations and resort to arbitration/ litigation value determined? |
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Please specify this percentage: |
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Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Middle East: |
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Dispute Preventive Methods
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| Are you aware of the method?[,] | Have you ever used the mentioned method?[,] | | | | | Negotiation | | | Partnering | | | Risk Allocation | | |
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Rate the efficiency of these methods:
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Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods
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| Are you aware of the method?[,] | Have you ever used the mentioned method?[,] | | | | | Early Non-binding Neutral Evaluation | | | Mediation | | | Dispute Resolution Boards | | |
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Rate the efficiency of the below methods : (Option 1)
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Why do you think the above mentioned ADR methods are not as common as arbitration/litigation in the Middle East region. (Select all that apply) |
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In your opinion, dispute preventive methods (such as Negotiations, Risk Allocation, Partnering, etc.) should be used in which of the following cases: (Select all that apply) |
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After negotiations fail, do you resort to a single dispute resolution method for all projects? |
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What is this method used on all projects? |
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How do you usually choose the dispute resolution method to use on a project? |
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Approximate the use of the below project delivery methods in the Middle East region:
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How does having a government/state entity or ruling family as a contract party affect the dispute resolution process? |
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What are the standard contract conditions most typically used in your country of operation? |
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Part II. In this section rank the expressions provided under the questions on the scale provided below: |
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Specify the most common causes of disputes in the Middle East region:
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Most important factors to take into consideration when choosing a dispute resolution method:
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Specify the frequency of use of the below Dispute Resolution Methods in the Middle East region:
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Rate the satisfaction level with respect to the following statements
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It is important to provide these factors in the conduction of international arbitration
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Cases when courts don’t approve foreign arbitration awards are mostly because:
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