FIDIC-short-form-of-contract-in--English

AGREEMENTGENERALCONDITIONSShortFormofContractRULESFIRADHYDUCATIONNOTESFORGUIDANDCEACKNOWLEDGEMENTSTheFederationInternationaledesIngenieurs-Gonseils(FIDIC)extendsspecialthankstothefollowingmembersofitsTaskGroup:PhilipJenkinson(TaskGroupLeader),WSAtkins,UK;AEJ(Tony)Sanders,Mouchel,UK;andEdwardCorbett,Corbett&Co,UK.LiaisonwithotheractiveTaskGroupswasprovidedbyPeterLBooen,GIBBLtd,UK.ThepreparationwascarriedoutunderthegeneraldirectionoftheFIDICContractsCommitteecomprisingJohnBBowcock(Ghairman),ConsultingEngineer,UK;MichaelMortimer-Hawkins,SwedPower,Sweden;Axel-VolkmarJaeger,SchmidtReuterPatlner,Germany;andKB(Tony)Norris(SpecialAdviser),ConsultingEngineer,UK.Drafts'werecommentedonbythefollowingpersonsandorganisations:MushtaqAhmad,NESPAK,Pakistan;PeterBatty,PostBuckleyInternational,USA;NaelGBunni,GonsultingEngineer,Ireland;KathrynJosephineT.delaGruz,ConstructionIndustryAuthorityofthePhilippines;MichaelDudley,UNOPS;HansEnhormng,ABBAseaBrownBoveriLtd,Switzerland;MarkGriffiths,Griffiths&Armour,UK;GeoffreyFHawker,ConsultingEngineerandBarrister,UK;AdamKHeine,ConsultingEngineeCPoland;HSKwong,SecretaryforWorks,HongKong;JanCeesOverbosch/EvertJanWijers,DHVBeheerBVTheNetherlands;MarekRdultowski,CosmopoliGonsultants,Poland;JGRees,BinnieBlack&Veatch,UK;AsianDevelopmentBank;EuropeanBankforReconstructionandDevelopment;Inter-AmericanDevelopmentBank;InternationalAssociationofDredgingCompanies;Inter-PacificBarAssociation;ORGAnismedeLiaisonIndustriesMetalliquesEuropeennes(ORGALIME);andTheWorldBank.Acknowledgementofreviewersdoesnotmeanthatsuchpersonsororganizationsapprovethewordingofallclauses.FIDICwishestorecorditsappreciationofthetimeandeffortdevotedbyalltheabove.TheultimatedecisionontheformandcontentofthedocumentrestswithFIDIC.FOREWORDTheseConditionsofContracthavebeenpreparedbytheFederationInternationaledesIngenieurs-Gonseils(FIDIC)andarerecommendedforengineeringandbuildingworkofrelativelysmallcapitalvalue.However,dependingonthetypeofworkandthecircumstances,theConditionsmaybesuitableforcontractsofgreatervalue.Theyareconsideredmostlikelytobesuitableforfairlysimpleorrepetitiveworkorworkofshortdurationwithouttheneedforspecialistsub-contracts.Themainaimhasbeentoproduceastraightforwardflexibledocumentwhichincludesallessentialcommercialprovisionsandwhichmaybeusedforalltypesofengineeringandbuildingworkwithavarietyofadministrativearrangements.Undertheusualarrangementsforthistypeofcontract,theContractorconstructstheWorksinaccordancewithdesignprovidedbytheEmployerorbyhisrepresentative(ifany).However,thisformmayalsobesuitableforcontractswhichinclude,orwhollycomprise,contractor-designedcivil,mechanicaland/orelectricalworks.Inaddition,theEmployerhasachoiceofvaluationmethods.Furthermore,althoughthereisnoreferencetoanimpartialEngineer,theEmployermayappointanindependentEngineertoactimpartially,shouldhewishtodoso.Theformisrecommendedforgeneraluse,thoughmodificationsmayberequiredinsomejurisdictions.FIDICconsiderstheofficialandauthentictexttobetheversionintheEnglishlanguage.TheintentionisthatallnecessaryinformationshouldbeprovidedintheAppendixtotheAgreement,thelatterincorporatingthetenderer'sofferanditsacceptanceinonesimpledocument.TheGeneralConditionsareexpectedtocoverthemajorityofcontracts.Nevertheless,userswillbeabletointroduceParticularConditionsiftheywish,tocaterforspecialcasesorcircumstances.TheGeneralConditionsandtheParticularConditionswilltogethercomprisetheConditionsgoverningtherightsandobligationsoftheparties.ToassistinthepreparationoftenderdocumentsusingtheseConditions,NotesforGuidanceareincluded.TheseNoteswillnotbecomeoneofthedocumentsformingtheContract.Finally,applicableRulesforAdjudicationarealsoincluded.TheattentionofusersisdrawntotheFIDICpublicationTenderingProcedure,whichpresentsasystematicapproachtotheselectionoftenderersandtheobtainingandevaluationoftenders.CONTENTSAgreement.......................................................................12OfferAcceptanceAppendixGeneralConditions1.GENERALPROVISIONS.....................................................201.1DefinitionsTheContractPersonsDates,TimesandPeriodsMoneyandPaymentsOtherDefinitions1.2Interpretation1.3PriorityofDocuments1.4Law1.5Communications1.6StatutoryObligations2.THEEMPLOYER...............................................................222.1ProvisionOfSite2.2PermitsandLicences2.3Employer'sInstructions2.4Approvals3.EMPLOYER'SREPRESENTATIVES............................................243.1AuthorisedPerson3.2Employer'sRepresentative4.THECONTRACTOR...........................................................244.1GeneralObligations4.2Contractor'sRepresentative4.3Subcontracting4.4PerformanceSecurity5.DESIGNBYCONTRACTOR....................................................245.1Gontractor'sDesign5.2ResponsibilityforDesign6.EMPLOYER’SLIABtLITIES....................................................256.1Employer'sLiabilities7.TIMEFORCOMPLETION...................................................….287.1ExecutionoftheWorks7.2Programme7.3ExtensionofTime7.4LateCompletion8.TAKING-OVER.....