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Morocco public works contract conditions: the CCAG-T, article by article
The CCAG-T (cahier des clauses administratives générales applicables aux marchés de travaux) sets the general conditions of contract for public works in Morocco: it lays down how a works contract is performed, and the rights and obligations of the contracting authority (maître d'ouvrage) and the contractor. It was approved by Decree n° 2-14-394 of 13 May 2016, published in the Bulletin officiel (Official Gazette) n° 6470 of 2 June 2016, and has applied since 1 October 2016. In 2026, this text of 84 articles is still the one the Commission nationale de la commande publique (National Public Procurement Commission) cites in its opinions.
Choosing a construction company in Morocco: a client's guide
A main contractor (entreprise générale) is a construction company that delivers a complete building under a single contract and coordinates all the trades. To choose a construction company in Morocco, check six points before you invite tenders: its qualification and classification, comparable and documented references, its people and plant, the trades it carries out itself, its financial health, and its safety and insurance. This guide gives the checklist, the questions to ask and the way to read a list of references.
Site manager in Morocco: duties, training and salary
Among civil engineering jobs in Morocco, the site manager (conducteur de travaux) is the one who prepares, plans and runs the delivery of a construction site: holding the deadlines, the budget, quality and safety, and representing the contractor before the client and the project supervisor. The role is reached with a state engineering degree in civil engineering, or with a technician's diploma backed by several years on site. There is no public pay scale: pay depends mainly on experience, the diploma and the size of the projects.
Public procurement in Morocco: Decree n° 2-22-431 (2023), a guide for works contractors
Public procurement in Morocco is governed by Decree n° 2-22-431 of 8 March 2023, which came into force on 1 September 2023 in place of the 2013 decree. As of November 2026, no decree has amended it: only ministerial orders have supplemented it or adjusted its thresholds, including the order of 25 February 2026 that lowered the advertising thresholds of article 23. Here is what a works contractor needs to take from it: procedures, thresholds, tender evaluation and subcontracting.
Structural works: definition, stages and how they differ from fit-out and finishes
Structural works, gros œuvre in French, are the works that hold a building up: earthworks, foundations, the reinforced concrete structure, masonry, the roof structure and basic waterproofing. They come before fit-out and finishes (second œuvre), which make the building usable. In Morocco, their design and execution follow the seismic design code RPS 2000, version 2011.
Construction glossary in French, Arabic and English: 74 site terms
Structural works are gros œuvre in French and الأشغال الكبرى in Arabic, earthworks are terrassement and أعمال الحفر, the client is the maître d'ouvrage and صاحب المشروع. This construction glossary brings together 74 terms from building and public works in Morocco, grouped by family, with the French, the Arabic of the official texts, British English and a one-sentence definition.
Client and project supervisor: who does what on a building site in Morocco
On a public building site in Morocco, the client (maître d'ouvrage), called the contracting authority in procurement, is the authority that prepares and awards the contract and has it carried out in the name of the public body. The project supervisor (maître d'œuvre) designs the works and supervises them on the client's behalf, and the construction company builds them. Around them come the delegated client, the architect, the engineering consultancy, the technical inspection body, the testing laboratory and the subcontractors.
Contractor classification in Morocco: qualification, classes and certificate
Qualification and classification form the system by which the Ministère de l'Équipement (Ministry of Equipment, Morocco's public works ministry) recognises the activities a construction company in Morocco is able to carry out, then places it in a class according to its resources. The system rests on Decree n° 2-94-223 of 16 June 1994, amended in 2020, and leads to a certificate issued for five years. The class shown on that certificate determines, sector by sector, the maximum annual contract value the contractor may tender for.
Retention, performance bond and provisional acceptance of a works contract in Morocco
In a public works contract in Morocco, retention (retenue de garantie) is deducted at the rate of one tenth of each interim payment and stops growing at 7% of the initial contract amount, unless the special conditions of the contract provide otherwise. It is paid, and the performance bond returned, after final acceptance, which in principle takes place twelve months after provisional acceptance. Here, in the order in which a contract unfolds, are the guarantees and the acceptance stages laid down by Moroccan law.
Morocco tenders: how to bid for a public works contract
To bid for a public works tender in Morocco, a contractor downloads the tender documents from the public procurement portal, prepares an administrative file, a technical file and a financial bid, then submits them electronically before the bid opening session. The common rules are set by Decree n° 2-22-431 of 8 March 2023. The rules specific to each contract are found in its tender rules (règlement de consultation).
RPS 2011: the seismic building code in Morocco
RPS 2011 is Morocco's seismic building code, "RPS 2000, version 2011", approved by Decree n° 2-12-682 of 28 May 2013, which amends Decree n° 2-02-177 of 22 February 2002. It applies to buildings throughout the country, places every municipality in a velocity zone and an acceleration zone, and divides buildings into three classes according to their use. Since the Al Haouz earthquake, a single change has been published: the zoning of 80 municipalities, revised by a decree of 22 October 2024.
Construction jobs in Marrakech: site trades, CV and speculative applications
To land one of the construction jobs on offer in Marrakech, first target the family of trades that matches your background, then present your sites as references that can be checked. When no advert fits, a speculative application remains a normal route in the sector, because teams are built up as contracts come in. This guide describes the trades on a building site, how to apply, and the steps to follow at AHMA.
