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FIDIC Contracts and Agreements
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MDB Guidelines
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Other Works Contracts
Descriptions
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FIDIC Contracts and Agreements Collection CD
 
   Readme
  FIDIC supplies its contracts and agreements as collection that can be downloaded, or received on a CD or by email. There are three types of collections: 
  • Business Edition: a collection of product directories, where an access for automatic online installation or an Authorization String for manual offline installation must be purchased to install each FileOpen-encrypted whole-document Portable Document File (PDF) contained in the directories.
  • Enterprise Edition: a collection of whole documents where a single access or Authorization String is purchased with the collection to allow every encrypted whole document to be installed to give either browse-only rights for one year, or full access (printing and browsing for a controlled time and total number of pages). The full access collection also includes full product directories.
  • Special Edition: a collection of whole documents where every whole document in the PDF format is watermarked as licensed for use by an organization for one year without restriction. The special edition also includes full product directories.
The readme (readme.txt) in each product directory explains how to use the Business Edition Collection to copy a FIDIC document directory to your computer and to purchase an automatic online access or an Authorization String for manually installing and accessing the encrypted, protected-access document that is contained in each product directory.
 
Each product directory in the Business, full-access Enterprise and Special Edition Collections also contains any unencrypted, user-accessible, part-document PDF files and any forms in user-accessible, word-processable and PDF formats. Details about the Contracts and Agreements Collection are available from the FIDIC Bookshop.
 
Terms and Conditions of Use for contracts and agreements are specfied at the beginning of documents. Essentialy, purchasing a contract or agreement grants the user the right to circulate copies for a specific project, and to copy guidance and reproduce forms (see Terms of Use PDF)
   
   Products
  The products list (products.txt) describes the contents of each document directory gives the conditions for using a FIDIC electronic product directory.
   
   Agreement
  The agreement (agree.txt) contained in each FIDIC document directory gives the conditions for using a FIDIC electronic product directory.
   
 Translations policy
The FIDIC translations policy details how translations are licenced.
   
SUPPORT
 
   Introduction
   
  Latest Contracts (1999)

Superceded Contracts (1985 - 1997)

   Contracts Surveys
  FIDIC continually monitors the use of its contracts with a view to publishing new editions and new contracts.
  • FIDIC Red Book (4th Edition 1987) Survey 1996: results PDF
  • FIDIC Contracts Survey 2001: website
  • FIDIC Network is currently updating information about the use of FIDIC Contracts.
 Seminar presentations and special issues
   Articles
   
  FIDIC Design, Build and Operate Contract: Prepress Seminar Edition, September 2007 FIDIC Construction Contract MDB Harmonised Edition, May 2005 and March 2006 1999 major works contracts: Construction; Plant & Design-Build, EPC/Turnkey 1999 minor works contracts: Short Form and Dredgers
  • The Short Form of Contract: E. Corbett (Oct. 2005)
  • Small works contracts (PDF): D. Stiedel (2001)
  • FIDIC's Green Book (WORD): N.G. Bunni (July 2001)
  • A contract for just digging a hole - Dredgers Contract (PDF): C.P.I.M. Dolmans (2001)
  • FIDIC Dredgers Contract (PDF): T. McGoldrick (2003)
  • Contract documents for small contracts in the roads sector (PDF): D. Stiedel (1999)

Plant and Design-Build Contract (1999)

EPC/Turnkey Contract (1999)

Subcontracts

BOT/PFI/Partnering

  • Project partnering in the international construction industry (Web; RTF 6.8 MB!!): C. Skeggs, 2001
  • BOT projects: ECLJ 2005
  • FIDIC BOT Contract draft, A.-V. Jaeger: 2005 Conference Presentation (PPT 0.3 MB)

Construction management Contracts

  • Notes on the role of Construction Managers, 2008 WORD

Sample Special Conditions

  • Construction 1999 and Plant 1999: Guidelines for tendering of contracts for construction/ plant and design-build, DAPA, Denmark (Web)
 Claims, Dispute resolution, Arbitration, Risk
   
Demand guarantees, risk allocation, change management

Contracts with green building

 Changes to standard General Conditions
FIDIC in rare and special circumstances licences authorities and agencies to prepare amended General Conditions.
  • MDB Harmonised Construction Contract, May 2005, March 2006: changes to the 1st Edition 1999 FIDIC Construction Contract are listed in the MDB Contract Supplement to the FIDIC Contracts Guide, available in PDF from the FIDIC Bookshop.
  • Abu Dhabi Executive Affairs Authority Construction Contract
 Country use of FIDIC contracts
 
FIDIC Contracts in European Union Programmes
FIDIC contracts can be used in European Union programmes because they comply with the requirements of the Practical Guide to contract procedures for EC external actions ("PRAG") See Information Note PDF
   
 Books about FIDIC Contracts
   
  • FIDIC: An Analysis of International Construction Contracts, Robert Knutson Description
  • FIDIC Users Guide: A Practical Guide to the 1999 Red Book, Brian Totterdill Purchase
  • Understanding and Negotiating Turnkey and EPC Contracts,  2nd Edition (2002) Thomson, J.A. Huse Purchase
  • The FIDIC Form of Contract, 1st Edition (1991), 2nd Edition (1997), 3rd Edition (2005) Blackwell, Nael G. Bunni Purchase (1st and 2nd Editions available in the FIDIC Library).
  • FIDIC Contracts Guide to the 1999 Editions (Construction; Plant and Design-Build; EPC/Turnkey), FIDIC Purchase
  • FIDIC Contracts Guide Supplement to the MDB Harmonised Edition of the Construction Contract, FIDIC (2005, electronic edition only) Purchase
  • FIDIC Red Book Guide to the 1987 Red Book Purchase; FIDIC Orange Book Guide to the 1995 Orange Book Purchase; FIDIC Yellow Book Guide to the 1987 Yellow Book Purchase
  • FIDIC 4th - A practical legal guide (1991) and Supplement addressing the 1992 Reprint (1993), Sweet and Maxwell, E.C. Corbett (out of print and stock; available in the FIDIC Library; electronic version to be published by FIDIC in early-2006)
  • FIDIC: An Analysis of International Construction Contracts, IBA (2005) Robert Knutson Purchase
  • Engineering Law and the FIDIC Contracts, 2nd Edition (1965), 4th Edition (1979), Applied Science Publishers, Max. W. Abrahamson (available in the FIDIC Library)
  • Civil Engineering Contracts, Practice and Procedure, Butterworths, 1982, C.K. Haswell and D.S. de Silva (available in the FIDIC Library)
  • FIDIC Conditions of Contract - a commercial manual, Waterloo practitioner's Library (1986) Bran Meopham (available in the FIDIC Library)
  • A new approach to the International Civil Engineering Contract, The Construction Press (1979) Glyn P. Jones (available in the FIDIC Library)
  • Design and Build: Uses and abuses, Practical Construction Guides, LLP (1998) Jeremy Hackett (available in the FIDIC Library)
  • Engineering and Construction Law, Juta (1985) Philip Loots (available in the FIDIC Library)
  • The FIDIC Digest, Thomas Telford (1990) John G. Sawyer and C. Arthur Gillot (available in the FIDIC Library)
  • The FIDIC Conditions Thomas Telford (1981), 2nd Edition (1985) John G. Sawyer and C. Arthur Gillot (available in the FIDIC Library)
 Dispute Board Rules
   
 IBA Publications  
IBA publications on FIDIC contracts. Most in PDF, and most cost $10. Not available online from 2004.
  • A Comparison Between FIDIC Conditions of Contract for EPC Turnkey Projects and the ENAA Model Form Power Plant Construction: A. Sandberg, 1998
  • Damages in a Dispute Arising Out of the FIDIC Contract, 4th Edition: P. Naughton, 2000
  • Effectiveness of the FIDIC Contract Under Argentine Law, S. Nicholson, 1991
  • FIDIC 4th Edition and the English Legal System: M. Lane, 1991
  • Analysis of Selected FIDIC New Series Clauses, Compared to the Laws of Federal Republic of Germany, Wolfgang Rosener, 2000
  • FIDIC and Swedish Construction Law: I. Lennert, 1990
  • FIDIC Conditions of Contract - How Certain Provisions of the FIDIC Contract Operate under French Laws: M. Frillert, 1991
  • FIDIC Contract in Different Legal Systems: Operation of FIDIC Under Singapore Law - Selected Issues: : R Raj Ingham, 1991
  • FIDIC Seminar and Book Project: Malaysian Chapter: W. : W. Abraham, 2000
  • FIDIC Silver Book Under Egyptian Construction Law: B. : B. Atallah,  2000
  • FIDIC Works Programme - Arabian Gulf Region: R. : R. Horsfall Turner,  1991
  • FIDIC's New (1999) Standard Forms of Construction Contract: An Introduction: C. Seppala, 2000
  • New Standard Forms of International Construction Contract: C. Seppala, 2001 (Web, PDF)
  • FIDIC's New Rainbow: Views From Singapore: M. Pillay, 2000
  • Japanese Construction Contract - Comparative Analysis of Contract Law & Practice: Kazuo Takayanagi, 2000
  • Operation of FIDIC (4th Edition) Under United States Law: R. Bankoff, 1991
  • Principles of Construction Law: A Comparison of FIDIC and United States Domestic Form
  • Construction Contract Clauses: J. Myers, 2000
  • Role of the Engineer and Settlement of Disputes Under FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Works of Civil Engineering Construction: R. Shorland, 1998
  • The FIDIC Conditions of Contract and Scots Law: J.M. Arnott, 1991
  • The Use of FIDIC Conditions of Contract in Italy (Part I): A. Feliciani, 1991
   Training presentations
   
  Engineering students (Lausanne, September 2002)
  • General introduction to FIDIC and FIDIC contracts PPT
  • Role of the Consulting Engineer PPT
  • Contracts and best procurement practice PPT 5MB!!
   Documents relevant to FIDIC Contracts
  FIDIC Contracts often refer to other publications. These publications are listed.
   
   Arbitration and ICC Arbitration awards dealing with FIDIC contracts
 
 
  • Recent treatment of ICC awards, R. Knutson, 2004 (PDF)
  • International Construction Contract Disputes: Commentary on ICC Awards dealing with the FIDIC International Conditions of Contract; ICC International Court of Arbitration Bulletin, Vol. 9 / No. 2, Nov. 1998: C.R. Seppala (PDF, Web)
  • ICC International Court of Arbitration Bulletin, Extracts from ICC Awards: Construction Contracts referring to the FIDIC Conditions
    Part I: Volume 9, No. 1 , May 1998, p. 8 (PDF)
    Part II: Volume 9, No. 2 , Nov. 1998 (PDF)
  • Collections of ICC Arbitral Awards, 1974-1985, Vol. I, 1986-1990, Vol. II, and 1991-1995, Vol. III ( PDF)
  • The International Construction Law Review, Vols. 1 to 3 (1983-86) and Vol. 6 (1989), Lloyds of London Press, Ltd. Publisher's website, No texts online.
  • Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, Kluwer Law and Taxation Publishers. Website No texts online.
  • Final report on ICC construction arbitrations, 2001 (PDF)
  • The Arbitration Clause in the New (1999) FIDIC Contracts (RTF, PDF): C.R. Seppala, 2003
  • Role of the arbitral tribunal (PDF): H. Lloyd, 2005
  • Interim conservatory measures (PDF): A. El Koholy, 2005
  • Practical measures for commencing arbitration (PDF): A. Crivellaro, 2005
  • Judicial review and enforcement of the award (PDF): J. Fry, 2005
  • Arbitration case: Ethiopia; C. Partasides, 2004
   FIDIC President's Lists of Approved Adjudicators
 
 
  • FIDIC maintains a President's List of Approved Adjudicators. Former Lists of Arbitrators and of Mediators/Experts List comprising persons familiar with all aspects of FIDIC contracts and dispute resolution have been discontinued.
  • Full CVs of person on the President's List of Approved Adjudicators are available, together with the procedure for application for assessment and listing.
  • Updated details of the President's List are maintained at www.fidic.org/dab.
 National Adjudicator Lists
FIDIC Member Associations are encouraged to establish National Adjudicators Lists. See Guidelines and Lists and Training Events and Pupilage.
 
   FAQ
  FIDIC maintains a contracts FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions). Users of FIDIC contracts are encouraged to contact the FIDIC Secretariat for help only if the problem concerns the interpretation of a clause.
 
   FIDIC Publications
  Order and browse the FIDIC publications list using the product list in PDF.
   
   Contracts and Agreements Collection CD
  The FIDIC Contracts and Agreements Collection comprises a collection of all of FIDIC contracts and agreements and their accompanying guides. Collections are available in  printed  (a collection of documents) and electronic editions. These electronic editions of collections have various prices depending on user access.
   
   Purchasing
  Online purchasing and full details of electronic versions,  translations, local availability, etc. in the Bookshop.
   
   Descriptions of FIDIC Contracts
 
  Latest FIDIC Contracts (1999 - 2005)
  • Short Form of Contract (First Edition, 1999) More
  • Dredgers Contract (First Edition, 2006, electronic only) More; (Test Edition, 2001, printed only) More
  • Dredgers Contract (First Edition 2006) released January 2006
  • Conditions of Contract for Construction (First Edition, 1999) More  
  • Conditions of Contract for Construction (MDB Harmonised Edition, May 2005) More  
  • Conditions of Contract for Plant and Design-Build (First Edition, 1999) More
  • Conditions of Contract for EPC/Turnkey Projects (First Edition, 1999) More
  • The FIDIC Contracts Guide (1st Edition, 2000): Guide to the Construction, Plant and Design-Build and EPC/Turnkey Contracts (1st Editions, 1999) More

Superceded FIDIC contracts (1985 - 1995)

Still in use, but FIDIC recommends using the latest contracts (above):

  • Yellow Book: Conditions of Contract for Electrical and Mechanical Works (3rd Edition, 1987 More
  • Guide to the Use of Conditions of Contract for Electrical and Mechanical Works (Yellow Book Guide, 1st Edition, 1988) More
  • Orange Book: Conditions of Contract for Design-Build and Turnkey (1st Edition, 1995) More
  • Guide to the Use of Conditions of Contract for Design-Build and Turnkey (Orange Book Guide, 1st Edition, 1995) More
  • Red Book: Conditions of Contract for Works of Civil Engineering Construction (4th Edition, 1987) More
  • Guide to the Use of Conditions of Contract for Works of Civil Engineering Construction, 4th Edition (Red Book Guide, 1st Edition, 1989).  Includes Red Book 4th Edition More
  • Supplement to the Conditions of Contract for Works of Civil Engineering Construction (Red Book, 4th Edition, 1987) More
  • Conditions of Subcontract for Work of Civil Engineering Construction (Red Book Subcontract, 1st Edition, 1994) More
  • Introduction to the FIDIC Conditions of Subcontract for Work of Civil Engineering Construction (1st Edition, 1995) 
  • Yellow and Red: FIDIC Tendering Procedure (2nd Edition, 1994) More
 Training courses, workshops and seminars
FIDIC organizes and co-organises with service suppliers several training courses, workshops and seminars each year (List). FIDIC also operates training centres in China and Korea which hold regular courses on FIDIC contracts and agreements (Information)
 
 Multilateral Development Bank Guidelines
 
  • Guide to International Development Project Bidding, Team Canada (PDF)
  • Winning aid-funded development work, UK DTI (PDF)
   MDB Harmonized Bidding and Proposal Documents
  These Master Documents have been prepared through the joint efforts of the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) and International Financial Institutions (IFIs), namely: the Asian Development Bank (ADB), African Development Bank (AfDB); Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB), Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Commission of the European Communities (CEC), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), European Investment Bank (EIB), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), Nordic Development Fund (NDF), North American Development Bank (NADB), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). These Master documents are intended to be used as a model by these organizations for issuing new and better harmonized Standard Procurement Documents for each individual institution. The documents are intended to be followed, insofar as possible, while allowing for institutional and member country considerations. The text shown in Italics corresponds to institution specific clauses that each MDB and IFI will replace with provisions consistent with its respective policy. When indicated, each MDB and IFI will draft its own User’s Guide.
 World Bank Documents
See also the MDB Harmonised Edition of the FIDIC Construction Contract (www.fidic.org/mdb) that is incorporated in the World Bank Standard Bidding Document: Procurement of Works, April and May 2006 where "this revision dated May 2005 is to conform, to the extent possible without contravening the May 2004 Procurement Guidelines, to the model provided by the Master Procurement Document for Procurement of Works and User's Guide harmonized among various Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) and approved by the Heads of Procurement of the MDBs and International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in October 2004 (see above)".
 
These standard, sample, and trial documents have been prepared by the World Bank for use by borrowers and their implementing agencies in the procurement of goods, works and consulting services. All Word Bank procurement documents are at www.worldbank.org under Home > Projects > Procurement > Index of Standard Bidding > Document Index.

Updated (2004/5) Standard Bidding Documents

  • Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits (PDF)
  • Standard Request for Proposals: Selection of Consultants (PDF)
  • Standard Bidding Document: Procurement of Plant Design, Supply, and Installation and Users Guide, April 2008 (PDF)
  • Standard Procurement Document: Prequalification Document for Procurement of Works and User's Guide (PDF)
  • Procurement of Works: Civil Law, March 2007 (PDF)
  • Standard Bidding Document: Procurement of Goods (PDF)
  • Standard Bidding Document: Procurement of Works, April and May 2007 (PDF)
  • Standard Bidding Document: Procurement of Works - Smaller Contracts, April 2008 (PDF)
  • Standard Bidding Document: Procurement of Works - Supply and Installation of Equipment, May 2005 (PDF)
Older documents
  • Standard Bid Evaluation Form: Procurement of Goods or Works (PDF)
  • Sample Form of Evaluation Report: Selection of Consultants (PDF)
  • Selection of Consultants: Standard Request for Proposals - Bank executed contracts (WORD)
  • Selection of Consultants: Standard Request for Proposals - for Borrowers (PDF)
  • Standard Procurement Document: Prequalification Document for Procurement of Works and User's Guide, 2002 (WORD)
  • Standard Bidding Document: Procurement of Goods, 1995 (PDF)
  • Procurement of Goods (WORD) and User's Guide (Trial Edition; WORD), the World Bank's Harmonized Trial Edition
  • Standard Bidding Document: Procurement of Performance-based Management and Maintenance of Roads - Sample Edition, 2002 (PDF)
  • Sample Bidding Document: Procurement of Simple Works (of Small Value, Short Duration and Low Risk: Trial Edition 2000 (PDF)
  • Standard Bidding Document: Procurement of Works, 2001, revised 2003 (PDF), revised 2004 (PDF); revisedMay 2005 (PDF)
  • Standard Bidding Document: Procurement of Works - Smaller Contracts, revised 2003 (PDF); revised 2004 (PDF)
  • Standard Bidding Document: Supply and Installation of Plant and Equipment, 1997, revised 2003 (PDF)
 Other Works Contracts

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