A Second Bite at the Cherry: Tender Validity Periods in South African Procurement Law

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By Adine Abro |  Attorney, Construction & Public Procurement Law |  April 2026     In the competitive arena of public procurement, particularly in the construction sector, where margins are tight and contract values run into the hundreds of millions, the ability to participate in a tender process is not merely a business opportunity. It is a strategic asset. Every bidder who enters a procurement process does so with…

Force majeure global disruption illustrated by world map with geopolitical risk zones

Is Boilerplate Good For Anything But Boilers Anymore? 

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How the Middle East crisis is exposing the limits of force majeure clauses  April 2026  A rose by another name: is it coverage at all?  There is a quiet confidence among those who deal with commercial and construction contracts: they believe that a force majeure clause is a reliable backstop against the unthinkable. The clause is there. It mentions war. It mentions catastrophe. That should be enough. The conflict now…