The FIDIC Contracts - A Practical Guide to Using and Understanding the International Conditions of Contract

 

Date
 



6th-7th September 2007  
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  Amsterdam, The Netherlands    


SCHEDULE  

Day One

0830 Registration  
0900 Overview of the FIDIC Contracts  
 
  • Conditions of Contract for Construction
  • Conditions of Contract for Plant and Design-Build
  • Conditions of Contract for EPC Turnkey Projects
  • Conditions of Contract for EPC Turnkey Project
0945 Which form to use?  
 
  • Allocation of functions, particularly design
  • Allocation of risks
  • Methods of payment
  • Measurement
1030 Coffee  
1045 Workshop (1)  
 
  • Choosing the right procurement method
1145 The roles of the Employer and the Engineer  
 
  • Employer's financial arrangements
  • Payment
  • Duties and authority of the Employer and the Engineer
  • The changed role of the Engineer
  • Determinations
1230 Lunch  
1330 The role of the Contractor  
 
  • Contractor's principal risks
  • Quality assurance
  • Progress reports
  • Contractor's operations on site
1415

Workshop (2)

 
 
  • The FIDIC 1999 Red Book
1515

Tea

 
1530 Risk, responsibility, liability, insurance  
 
  • Principles of risk and risk allocation
  • Responsibility
  • Liability: scope, extent and period
  • Indemnity and insurance
1615 The risk of delay  
 
  • The contractor's obligation
  • Extensions of time for completion
  • Acceleration
  • Penalties for delay
1700 Close of day one  

Day two

0900 Claims for money  
 
  • Contractor's claims: clause 20 procedure
  • Employer's claims
  • Unforeseeable physical conditions
  • Prolongation and disruption
0945 Procedure for variations and evaluation  
 
  • Right to vary
  • Value engineering
  • Variation procedure
  • Evaluation
1030 Coffee  
1045 Design-Build and Turnkey Contracting  
 
  • Design responsibility
  • Fitness for purpose
  • The Employer's requirements
  • Instructions and variations in the EPC contract
1130 Workshop (3)  
 
  • The FIDIC 1999 Yellow Book
1230 Lunch  
1330 Disputes and their resolution (1)  
 
  • The Disputes Adjudication Board "DAB"
  • The Terms of Appointment: A Tri-Partite Contract
  • The Procedural Rules
1415 Ending the project  
 
  • Taking over and commissioning
  • Defect notification period
  • Suspension and termination
1500 Tea  
1515 Disputes and their resolution (2)  
 
  • Amicable settlement
  • Arbitration under the ICC Rules
  • Key points to successful arbitration
1600 Workshop (4)  
 
  • The 1999 Silver Book
1700 Close of seminar  

 

 

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