Markets

Construction payment, market by market

The measurement is the same everywhere: value the work, hold the retention, count the dates. What changes between markets is the statute behind the dates, and these guides cover it one jurisdiction at a time.

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Every market runs its own payment clock

United Kingdom How construction payment works in the UK: payment and pay less notices, final date for payment, adjudication and retention, dated to the contract. Read the market guide Ireland Construction payment in Ireland: payment claim notices, payment responses, statutory adjudication and the reduced-rate VAT position on construction services. Read the market guide FIDIC contracts (Gulf) FIDIC payment on Gulf projects: the Interim Payment Certificate, the 28-day certification and 56-day payment defaults, and calendar-day counting under the Red and Yellow Books. Read the market guide Qatar Construction payment in Qatar: FIDIC-based certification, calendar-day counting, Particular Conditions and the tax position on construction. Read the market guide Saudi Arabia Construction payment in Saudi Arabia: FIDIC-based certification, the Government Tenders and Procurement Law on public works, and VAT on construction. Read the market guide South Africa Construction payment in South Africa: JBCC, NEC and FIDIC forms, the contractual payment and dispute timetable, and VAT at 15%. Read the market guide Australia Construction payment in Australia: the state Security of Payment Acts, payment claims and schedules, rapid adjudication and 10% GST. Read the market guide New Zealand Construction payment in New Zealand: the Construction Contracts Act 2002, payment claims and schedules, adjudication and 15% GST. Read the market guide Singapore Construction payment in Singapore: the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act, payment claims, payment responses and adjudication. Read the market guide Malaysia Construction payment in Malaysia: CIPAA 2012, payment claims and responses, statutory adjudication and SST on construction. Read the market guide Hong Kong Construction payment in Hong Kong: the Security of Payment Ordinance, payment claims and responses, adjudication, and no VAT or GST. Read the market guide

The arithmetic is the same in every market

Value the work, hold the retention, count the dates and keep the record. QScope runs the same way wherever the job is.

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