Chambers Global Practice Guide: Construction Law 2026 – Singapore chapter by Directors Mahesh Rai, Kelvin Teo and Daniel Cai

26 Jun 2026

Deputy Head of Drew & Napier’s Construction & Engineering Practice, Mahesh Rai, together with Directors Kelvin Teo and Daniel Cai, co-authored the Singapore chapter of the Chambers Global Practice Guide: Construction Law 2026.

The Chambers Global Practice Guides provide sector-focussed advice by contributors who are ranked in the Chambers publications, to clients across every major jurisdiction in the world.

The chapter provides a practical and up‑to‑date overview of the legal and contractual landscape governing construction and the built environment industry in Singapore. Key topics covered include:

• The governing legal and regulatory framework, including SOPA and key industry statutes
• Common procurement routes and standard forms of construction contracts (both local and international)
• Roles, rights and risk allocation among key project participants (employers, contractors, subcontractors, designers and financiers)
• Core contractual mechanics, including scope of works, variations, pricing and payment structures
• Time‑related issues such as delay, extensions of time, disruption and force majeure
• Liability regimes, limitations, and risk allocation (including insurance and security arrangements)
• Contract administration, claims management and project governance
• Remedies, termination rights and damages frameworks
• Dispute resolution pathways, including adjudication under SOPA, arbitration and litigation

Please click here to read the chapter.

Reproduced with permission from Chambers Global Practice Guides. This article was first published in Chambers: Construction Law 2026 Singapore chapter, in June 2026; contributing editor: Peter Habraken of HabrakenRutten Advocaten. For further information, please visit Chambers and Partners' website.