Course C4 · 3 days
FIDIC Contracts Management and Administration
An advanced course on running a FIDIC contract in practice: notices, instructions, determinations, valuation, programme, taking over and defects.
- 14Taught sessions
- 3 daysDuration
- Administration across the contractCoverage
Overview
Contracts covered
- Red Book
- Yellow Book
- Silver Book
Who it is for
Employers, consultants and contractors
This advanced training course explains and illustrates the practical use of the FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Construction, for Plant and Design-Build, and for EPC/Turnkey Projects. It extends the practical courses with checking measures and work exercises aimed at the proper day-to-day management of these contracts.
Designed to give participants confidence working with these documents whether they represent employers, consultants or contractors. Case studies and work exercises are included.
Syllabus
What the module blocks cover.
Clause references are to the conditions of contract the course works through.
Modules 1–5Setting the contract up
Introductions and comparisons
- —Introduction to the FIDIC contracts
- —Overview of FIDIC’s suite of contracts
- —1999 against 2017 — a high-level comparison
Start-up documents
- —Performance security, advance payment and retention security
- Clause 19Insurance
- —Price adjustment
- —Construction licence
- —Site data
- Clause 5Approval of subcontractors
The key contract documents
- —Contract Agreement, Contract Data, General Conditions, Specification, Drawings
- —Priority of documents
- —Discrepancies
Role and authority
- Clause 2The Employer — access to site, licences, permits, approvals, local laws
- Clause 3The Engineer — definition, appointment and replacement, delegation
- —The Contractor’s Representative — notices and instructions
The Engineer’s contract management function
- —Notices and deemed notices
- —A more prescriptive role under the 2017 editions
Modules 6–9Change, money and time
The Engineer’s instructions and determinations
- —Instruction against variation
- —Agreement or neutral determination
Variations
- Clause 13By instruction and by value engineering
- —Valuation
- —Breakdown of lump sums and unit rates
- Clause 12Bill of quantities
- —Provisional sums
Payment provisions
- Clause 14Interim payment applications — general requirements, advance payments, retention monies
- —Reporting requirements
- —Delayed payment
The programme of works
- —The programme
- —Advance warning
- —Slow progress
- —Notice to correct
Modules 10–14Completion, defects, exit and disputes
Delays, extensions of time for completion and cost
- —Time for Completion
- —Extension of Time for Completion
- —Delay damages
Taking over
- Clause 9Works inspection, testing and acceptance
- Clause 10Substantial completion, taking over part and all of the Works
- Clause 11Operation and maintenance after the Defects Notification Period
- —Statement at completion
- —Final Payment Certificate
Unacceptable works, defects notification and remedies
- Clause 11The Defects Notification Period
- —Non-compliance
- —Remedies for non-performance
- —Final acceptance of the Works
- —Clearance of site
Suspension and termination
- Clause 15Termination on grounds by the Employer
- Clause 16Suspension and termination by the Contractor
- —Termination for the Employer’s convenience
- Clause 18Exceptional Events
Dispute resolution
- Clause 3The Engineer
- Clause 21The Dispute Avoidance and Adjudication Board
- —Arbitration
Also from Maaroc
Other courses in the programme.
C5 · Special module
FIDIC Design, Build and Operate Contract
The Design, Build and Operate Contract end to end — suitable for every party to a DBO project: Employer, Project Manager, Contractor, Engineer and DAB members.
DBO Contract, Clauses 1–20Syllabus
C1 · 3 days
Practical Use of the 2017 FIDIC Red Book Contract
A full pass through the Conditions of Contract for Construction, second edition 2017 (reprinted 2022 with amendments), and how it differs from the Yellow and Silver Books.
Clauses 1–21SyllabusRun this course for your team.
Every course can be delivered in-house, at your offices or ours, and tailored to the contracts your projects actually use. Tell us the project and the audience.