STANDARD FORMS OF CONTRACT

FIDIC FORMS - Red, Yellow and Silver

Lecture One: The Contracts

• The Forms of Contract
• The Parties
• The Documents
• Acceptance of Tender
• Interpretation
• Commencement
• Powers & Obligations of the Engineer/Employer
• Delegation
• Liability of the Engineer
• Approvals
• Insurance

Lecture Two: Programme and Delays

• Programme
• Extensions of Time
• Certificate and Completion
• Liquidated Damages

Lecture Three: Sub Contracts

• Obligations and Liabilities
• Nominated Sub-Contracts

Lecture Four: Construction Problems and Claims

• Changed Ground Conditions and Site Investigations
• Physical Impossibility
• Possession of the Site
• Material and Workmanship
• Claims made in accordance with the Contract
• Claims Procedure
• Heads of Claim
• Finance Charges
• Interest

Lecture Five: Valuing the Works

• Sufficiency of the Tender
• Payment
• Certificates
• Measurement and Valuation Problems
• Variations
• Rate Fixing

Lecture Six: Dispute Resolution

• Claims
• Dispute Adjudication Board
• Amicable Settlement
• Mediation
• Arbitration