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The FIDIC suite of contracts. The FIDIC suite of construction contracts is written and published by the International Federation of Consulting Engineers. The FIDIC acronym stands for the French version of the Federation's name (Federation Internationale des Ingenieurs-Conseil).
FIDIC stands for 'Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs - Conseils', which is best translated from French as The International Federation of Consulting Engineers. FIDIC represents the consulting engineering indus-try both globally and domestically. What are the FIDIC forms of contract?
The Yellow Book should be used when the majority of the design is carried out by the contractor. The Yellow Book is therefore traditionally used for the provision of plant and for building or engineering works on a design and build basis.
The FIDIC Yellow is an international set of standard terms and conditions applied to “design & build” contracts. These terms and conditions were prepared by the Fédération Internationale Des Ingénieurs Conseils (“FIDIC”) and are used worldwide for major construction and infrastructure projects.
In the Yellow Book, where the Employer provides specific requirements, the risk of errors in these requirements is borne by the Employer. However, this is not applicable in the Red and Silver Books, where either there are no such detailed requirements or the Contractor takes responsibility for the design.
Red Book Standards 1321 and 2430 address the use of wording that “may” be used to report the audit work was “Conducted in conformance with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing” Yellow Book ¶7.30 provides specific wording that the Report “should” use to indicate that the work ...
There are five main types of FIDIC contracts: Red Book (construction), Yellow Book (plant and design-build), Silver Book (EPC/turnkey), Green Book (short form), and Pink Book (consulting services).
The Yellow Book provides conditions of contract for construction works where the design is carried out by the Contractor. The current Yellow Book bears little resemblance to its predecessors.
Can I write my own contract? Yes, you can write your own contract. However, including all necessary elements is crucial to make it legally binding.
Contracts don't need to be in legal language, but they do need to outline exactly who is responsible for what from obtaining various permissions (such as building control approval) to timings, tidying up, materials, insurance and how payments will be made. A written contract will protect you and reduce risks.
