Termes de recherche populaires
Cliquez sur chaque termes pour accéder aux articles correspondants
Afrique
Infrastructures
A new suite of FIDIC contracts is due to be published later this year.
In 1999, FIDIC issued the First Edition of its "Rainbow Suite" of construction contracts, which were intended to be modern and balanced standard forms of construction contract, for the procurement of construction works globally.
At the recent FIDIC Users' Conference in London, FIDIC issued a "pre-release" version of the "New Yellow Book").
FIDIC plans to publish simultaneously in 2017 new editions of the three principal forms, known as the Red (Construction), Yellow (Plant and Design Build) and Silver (EPC / Turnkey Projects) Books. As before, it is understood that the wording of these forms is to be identical where appropriate, with the result that most of the changes being introduced into the new Yellow Book will also be found in the Red and Silver equivalents.
As a general comment, the New Yellow Book contains significant and extensive amendments, although some were already present in the new Gold Book for Design, Build and Operate contracts introduced in 2008. The key amendments include:
FIDIC's aim to provide a clearer contract form that facilitates its use as a project management tool is certainly to be welcomed. However, it is far from clear that the focus on procedure and related additional administrative burden foreseen by this latest contract form will meet with broad acceptance. At the time of publishing, it is unclear how many of the changes proposed in the New Yellow Book will be retained following the ongoing consultation process with the construction industry.
We will in due course be presenting on the new suite of contracts.
Fin