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What are the conditions of a FIDIC contract?

14/09/2019 by Ayden Rudd

What are the conditions of a FIDIC contract?

The contract was an amended form of the FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Plant and Design-Build for Electrical and Mechanical Plant, and for Building and Engineering Works, Designed by the Contractor, 1st edition, 1999; the Yellow Book.

What is the Rainbow Suite of FIDIC contracts?

By way of background to this last point, FIDIC produced a core ‘Rainbow Suite’ of 4 contracts in 1999: the Red Book (for Building and Engineering Works), the Yellow Book (Plant and Design-Build), the Silver Book (EPC/Turnkey Projects) and the Green Book (short form contract).

What was the proper law of the contract?

Main contract was FIDIC 2nd which provided the proper law to be Iraqi law. Held that the proper law of the contract was the law of Iraq because the subcontract had to operate in conjunction with the main contract and the main contract was governed by the law of Iraq. Conflict of laws.

Are there any new FIDIC contracts for 2017?

This edition provides an update on the new 2017 FIDIC suite of contracts as well as brief case notes on recent interesting and important cases dealing with: termination provisions (in Interserve Construction Ltd v Hitachi Zosen Inova AG ). To view the full Spring 2018 Edition of In Site on K&L Gates HUB, click here.

Can a FIDIC contract be used in the UAE?

Although FIDIC (International Federation of Consulting Engineers) contracts are generic and internationally recognized standard form construction contracts, they require amendment for use in the UAE market under the UAE construction law.