CM18
Course Contents
Module 1: FIDIC Contracts Overview
Key Topics
- Introduction to FIDIC history and development
- FIDIC framework and local legal systems
- Preparation of the Conditions of Contract
- Choice of contract: Which form should you use?
- Rights, duties, and responsibilities of the main parties
- The Red Book: Conditions of Contract for Construction
- The Yellow Book: Conditions of Contract for Plant and Design-Build
- The Silver Book: Conditions of Contract for EPC/Turnkey Projects
Module 2: Managing FIDIC Contracts
Key Topics
- Essential contract documents and their priority
- Letter of Acceptance, Contract Agreement, and Tender Security
- General Conditions and Particular Conditions of Contract
- Definition, role, and authority of the Engineer
- Appointment and delegation of the Engineer
- The Contractor’s Representative and key personnel
- Works programme, milestones, and cash flow forecasts
- Quality assurance, site inspections, and control procedures
- Compliance with local laws, regulations, and permits
- Contractor’s monthly progress reports and documentation
Module 3: Managing FIDIC Contracts (Continued)
Key Topics
- Financial control and commercial administration
- Bill of Quantities, measurement, and unit prices
- Provisional Sums and daywork management
- Variations, variations procedures, and Variation Orders
- Valuation of variations and adjustment of contract price
- Measurement of works and evaluation principles
- Interim payment applications, evaluations, and certificates
- Monitoring, auditing, and reporting work progress
Module 4: Claims, Disputes and Arbitration
Key Topics
- Claims philosophy and proactive claims management
- Procedures, timelines, and notices for Contractor’s and Employer’s claims
- Risk allocation and limitation of liabilities
- Dispute resolution tiers under FIDIC rules
- The Dispute Adjudication Board: establishment, role, and decisions
- Amicable settlement paths and formal arbitration procedures
Module 5: Ongoing Supervision of FIDIC Contracts
Key Topics
- Engineer’s instructions, determinations, and clarifications
- Structuring regular progress meetings and site records
- Works inspection, testing, and provisional acceptance protocols
- Remedies for the Contractor’s slow progress and rate of advance
- Work suspensions by the Engineer or Contractor
- Delays, disruption, and Extension of Time for Completion requests
- Delay damages, liquidated damages, and performance bonuses
