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			<title>Contract won for part of $5bn City of Arabia plan</title>
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			<title>Small firms need escalation clause</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Construction contracts that lack escalation clauses are forcing smaller firms out of business, a Dubai contractor said.]]></description>
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			<title>Escalating prices expose contracts</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Ani Ray, country manager for Simplex Infrastructure, says that staff retention problems and escalating prices threaten the viability of Gulf contractors.    ]]></description>
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			<title>Simplex wins Fortunato development</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai-based construction company Simplex Infrastructure  has bagged a US $54.4 million (AED200 million) contract for the construction of The Fortunato Development in Dubai's Jumeirah Village.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[  As rents increase and the labour ministry limits the number of workers who can share a room, construction companies are scrambling to find additional space to house their staff.    ]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[The ongoing cement shortage in the UAE has reached a critical stage, with contractors being forced to buy cement on the black market.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Lump sum contracts: has it gone on too long?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With the construction industry facing steep inflation, Conrad Egbert takes a look at the crippling financial situation, and what is causing it.]]></description>
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			<title>Rising operating costs to impact building boom</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Inflation and soaring operating costs within the UAE construction industry are affecting contract bids and could lead to a slowdown in the ongoing construction boom, according to some industry players.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Cement and steel prices set for further increase</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Cement and steel price increases in the UAE are expected to reach the 20% mark this month, according to some industry experts.]]></description>
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			<title>NOCs may push skilled workers out of market</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The requirement for a No Objection Certificate (NOC) by an employee wishing to change companies in the UAE is forcing many construction professionals to look for work in less restricted and more open markets, according to industry experts.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Simplex wins resi package in Dubailand</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Al Mazaya Holding has appointed Simplex Infrastructures and Model Engineering Contracting as the main contractor for the construction of 1,031 units on its Queue Point project in Dubailand.]]></description>
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			<title>Illegal worker exodus: how will it affect the construction industry?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  With around 50,000 illegal construction workers seeking amnesty, Monika Grzesik questions the impact their departure to their home countries will have on an industry already grappling with a severe labour shortage.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Indian construction company, Simplex Infrastructure has been awarded a US $150 million contract from Gulf Cement Company for the construction of a cement plant in Doha, Qatar.]]></description>
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			<title>Industry is slammed for not thinking of long-term goals</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Construction in the UAE is not being carried out with social responsibility towards energy efficiency and sustainability, according to Dr Abdalla Mohamed Al Amiri, associate professor, College of Engineering, UAE University.]]></description>
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			<title>Switch on the right light</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[How energy efficiency has paved its way in the industry as ‘green' movement has come to the fore. ]]></description>
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			<title>Simplex signs Queue Point LOI</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Indian construction company, Simplex Infrastructure, is tipped to win a US $87 million (AED320 million) contract from Kuwaiti developer Al Mazaya Real Estate to design and build its latest mixed-use development in the UAE.]]></description>
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