The 2017 FIDIC contracts

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Foreword......Page 15
Preface......Page 17
About the Author......Page 19
 1.1 Introduction......Page 21
  1.2.1 The 1999 Red Book......Page 22
  1.2.2 The 1999 Yellow Book......Page 24
  1.2.3 The 1999 Silver Book......Page 25
  1.3.2 Errors in Employer's Requirements......Page 27
  1.4.1 Contractor Risks......Page 28
  1.4.2 Employer Risks......Page 30
  1.5.2 The Special Provisions......Page 33
  1.5.5 Drafting Options......Page 34
 1.6 Forms......Page 35
 2.2 Notices and Other Communications......Page 37
  2.3.1 Governing Law......Page 38
 2.4 Priority of Documents......Page 39
  2.5.1 Errors in Employer's Requirements: Yellow Book Clause 1.9......Page 40
 2.6 Use of Documents......Page 41
 2.7 Compliance with Laws......Page 42
  2.8.1 Indirect or Consequential Loss or Damage......Page 43
  2.8.2 Cap on Contractor's Total Liability......Page 45
 2.9 Contract Termination: Clause 1.16 Red and Yellow Books/1.15 Silver Book......Page 46
  3.1.1 Right of Access to Site......Page 47
  3.1.4 Employer's Financial Arrangements......Page 48
 3.2 The Engineer/Employer's Administration......Page 49
  3.2.1 Contract Administration in the Three Books: Engineer's/Employer's Representative's Role and Authority......Page 50
  3.2.2 Instructions......Page 52
  3.2.4 Where the Instruction Does Not State that it is a Variation......Page 53
  3.2.5 Clause 3.5/3.4 Sub‐paragraph (a)......Page 54
  3.3.1 Consultation......Page 55
  3.3.3 Time Limits......Page 56
  3.3.4 Effect of Agreement or Determination......Page 57
  3.3.5 Dissatisfaction with Engineer's Determination......Page 58
 3.4 Meetings......Page 59
  4.1.2 Red Book......Page 61
  4.1.3 ‘Fitness for Purpose’......Page 62
 4.2 Contractor to Provide Performance Security......Page 65
 4.4 Subcontractors......Page 67
 4.5 Nominated Subcontractors......Page 68
 4.6 Contractor's Documents: The 2017 Red Book......Page 69
 4.8 Quality Management and Compliance Verification Systems......Page 70
  4.8.2 Compliance Verification......Page 71
 4.9 Use of Site Data......Page 72
 4.10 Unforeseeable Difficulties/Physical Conditions......Page 73
  4.10.1 Unforeseeable Physical Conditions: Procedure......Page 74
 4.11 Other Contractor's Obligations......Page 75
  5.1.1 Silver Book: Errors in Employer's Requirements......Page 77
  5.1.3 Silver Book: Design Personnel......Page 78
  5.1.4 Yellow Book: Errors in Employer's Requirements......Page 79
  5.1.6 Yellow Book: Design Personnel......Page 81
 5.2 Contractor's Documents: 2017 Yellow and Silver Books......Page 82
 5.3 Other Design‐related Provisions......Page 83
 6.2 Plant, Materials and Workmanship......Page 85
  6.2.2 Testing by the Contractor......Page 87
  6.2.3 Defects and Rejection......Page 88
  6.2.5 Ownership of Plant and Materials/Royalties......Page 89
 7.1 Commencement......Page 91
 7.3 The Programme......Page 92
  7.3.1 Contents of the Initial and any Revised Programme......Page 93
 7.4 Advance Warning......Page 96
  7.5.1 Yellow and Red Books......Page 97
  7.5.2 Silver Book......Page 98
  7.5.3 Completion......Page 99
  7.6.1 Variations......Page 100
  7.6.4 Unforeseeable Shortages......Page 102
 7.7 Concurrent Causes......Page 103
  7.8.1 Clause 8.8: First Paragraph......Page 105
  7.8.3 Other Delay‐related Provisions......Page 109
  7.9.3 Payment for Plant and Materials After Suspension: Clause 8.11......Page 110
  7.9.5 Instruction to Resume Work: Clause 8.13......Page 111
Chapter 8 Testing on and After Completion and Employer's Taking Over......Page 113
  8.1.1 Contractor's Obligations......Page 114
  8.1.4 Failure to Pass Tests on Completion......Page 115
  8.2.2 The 2017 Yellow Book......Page 117
  8.2.3 The 2017 Red and Silver Books......Page 118
  8.2.4 Procedure Under Clause 10.1......Page 119
  8.2.5 Wording of the Deeming Provision......Page 120
  8.2.7 Other Clause 10 Provisions......Page 121
  8.3.1 The Yellow Book......Page 122
  8.3.2 The Silver Book......Page 124
 9.1 Contractor's Basic Obligation......Page 127
 9.3 Extending the DNP......Page 128
 9.4 Other Obligations......Page 129
 9.6 Unfulfilled Obligations......Page 130
  10.1.1 Measurement Procedures......Page 133
  10.1.3 Valuation......Page 134
  10.2.1 Yellow Book......Page 135
  10.2.3 Silver Book......Page 136
 10.4 Plant and Materials Intended for the Works......Page 137
 10.5 The Payment Process......Page 138
  10.5.1 Interim Payments......Page 139
  10.5.2 Statement at Completion......Page 142
  10.5.3 Final Statement......Page 143
  10.5.5 Issue of Final Payment Certificate/Final Payment......Page 144
  10.5.6 Payment......Page 146
 10.6 Cessation of Employer's Liability......Page 147
  11.1.1 Meaning of ‘Variation’......Page 149
  11.1.2 The Right to Vary: Omitting Works to Be Carried out by Others......Page 150
  11.1.3 Contractor's Objections to a Variation......Page 151
  11.1.4 Engineer/Employer's Response......Page 153
  11.2.2 The 2017 Books......Page 154
  11.3.1 Variation by Instruction: Clause 13.3.1......Page 155
  11.3.2 Variation by Request for Proposal: Clause 13.3.2......Page 158
  11.3.3 New Applications of the Variation Procedure......Page 159
  11.4.1 Adjustments for Changes in Laws......Page 160
  11.4.2 Adjustments for Changes in Cost......Page 161
Chapter 12 Termination and Suspension......Page 163
 12.1 Employer Termination: For Contractor Default......Page 164
  12.1.1 The Grounds of Termination: Clause 15.2, 1999 Editions......Page 165
  12.1.3 Valuation and Payment After a Clause 15.2 Termination......Page 167
  12.1.4 The Grounds of Termination: Clause 15.2.1, 2017 Editions......Page 169
  12.1.7 Valuation and Payment After a Clause 15.2 Termination......Page 171
 12.2 Employer's Termination: For Convenience......Page 172
  12.2.1 Clause 15.5, 2017 Editions......Page 173
 12.3 Contractor's Right to Suspend......Page 174
 12.4 Contractor's Termination......Page 175
  12.4.1 The Grounds of Termination: Clause 16.2, 1999 Editions......Page 176
  12.4.3 Effects of Termination and Payment......Page 178
  12.4.4 The Grounds of Termination Under Clause 16.2.1, 2017 Editions......Page 179
  12.4.5 Termination Under Clause 16.2, 2017 Editions......Page 180
  12.4.7 Payment After Contractor's Termination......Page 181
  13.1.1 Clause 17.1: Responsibility for Care of the Works......Page 183
  13.1.2 Clause 17.2: Liability for Care of the Works......Page 184
  13.1.3 The Clause 17.2 Events......Page 185
  13.1.4 Consequences of a Clause 17.2 Event......Page 187
  13.2.1 Indemnities by Contractor: 2017 Yellow and Silver Books......Page 188
  13.2.3 Indemnities by Employer......Page 190
 13.3 Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights......Page 191
  13.4.2 The Works: Clause 19.2.1......Page 192
  13.4.5 Injury to Persons and Damage to Property: Clause 19.2.4......Page 193
  13.4.7 Other Insurances Required by the Applicable Law and by Local Practice: Clause 19.2.6......Page 194
 14.1 Examples of Exceptional Events......Page 195
 14.3 Duty to Minimise Delay......Page 196
 14.4 Consequences of an Exceptional Event......Page 197
 14.6 Release from Performance Under the Applicable Law......Page 198
 15.1 The Categories of Claim: Clause 20.1......Page 201
 15.2 Claims for Money and/or Time......Page 202
  15.2.2 The Clause 20.2.1 Time Bar......Page 203
  15.2.3 Initial Response to the Claim: Clause 20.2.2......Page 204
  15.2.5 The Fully Detailed Claim: Clause 20.2.4......Page 205
  15.2.6 The Clause 20.2.4 Time Bar......Page 206
  15.2.7 Agreement or Determination of the Claim: Clause 20.2.5......Page 207
  15.2.8 Comparison with 1999 Forms......Page 208
  15.2.9 Agreeing or Determining Time Bar Issues......Page 209
  15.2.11 The Time Bars: Summary......Page 210
  15.2.12 Further Details......Page 211
 15.3 General Requirements: Clause 20.2.7......Page 212
Chapter 16 Dispute Resolution......Page 215
 16.2 The 2017 Contracts......Page 216
  16.2.2 Procedure for Obtaining the DAAB's Decision......Page 217
  16.2.5 The DAAB's Decision: Clause 21.4.3......Page 218
  16.2.6 Dissatisfaction with the DAAB's Decision: Clause 21.4.4......Page 219
 16.3 Appointment of the DAAB......Page 221
  16.3.1 Sole Member or Three......Page 222
  16.3.2 The DAAB Agreement and DAAB Procedural Rules......Page 223
 16.5 Avoidance of Disputes......Page 224
 16.6 Amicable Settlement......Page 225
  16.7.1 Party Commencing Arbitration......Page 226
  16.7.3 Choice of Arbitration......Page 227
  16.7.4 ICC Arbitration......Page 228
  16.7.5 The Tribunal's Powers......Page 229
 16.8 Failure to Comply with the DAAB's Decision......Page 230
Index......Page 233
EULA......Page 244