FIDIC A Guide For Practitioners
FIDIC-A Guide for Practitioners
Axel-Volkmar Jaeger
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Go¨tz-Sebastian Ho¨k
FIDIC-A Guide for
Practitioners
Axel-Volkmar Jaeger
Moitzfeldstraße 11
51069 Ko¨ln
Germany
consultingservices@online.de
Dr. Götz-Sebastian Hök
Eschenallee 22
14050 Berlin
Germany
kanzlei@dr-hoek.de
ISBN 978-3-642-02099-5 e-ISBN 978-3-642-02100-8
DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-02100-8
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Foreword
In 1999, a suite of three new conditions of contract was published by FIDIC, following the basic structure and wording harmonised and updated around the previous FIDIC Design-Build and Turnkey Contract (the 1992 ‘‘Orange Book’’).
These conditions, known as the ‘‘FIDIC rainbow, were the Conditions of Contract for: l l
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Construction, the so-called Red Book, for works designed by the Employer
Plant and Design-Build, the so-called Yellow Book, for works designed by the
Contractor
EPC/Turnkey
Axel-Volkmar Jaeger
l
Go¨tz-Sebastian Ho¨k
FIDIC-A Guide for
Practitioners
Axel-Volkmar Jaeger
Moitzfeldstraße 11
51069 Ko¨ln
Germany
consultingservices@online.de
Dr. Götz-Sebastian Hök
Eschenallee 22
14050 Berlin
Germany
kanzlei@dr-hoek.de
ISBN 978-3-642-02099-5 e-ISBN 978-3-642-02100-8
DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-02100-8
Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York
Library of Congress Control Number: 2009929206
# Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010
This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9,
1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law.
The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use.
Cover design: WMXDesign GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany
Printed on acid-free paper
Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
In 1999, a suite of three new conditions of contract was published by FIDIC, following the basic structure and wording harmonised and updated around the previous FIDIC Design-Build and Turnkey Contract (the 1992 ‘‘Orange Book’’).
These conditions, known as the ‘‘FIDIC rainbow, were the Conditions of Contract for: l l
l
Construction, the so-called Red Book, for works designed by the Employer
Plant and Design-Build, the so-called Yellow Book, for works designed by the
Contractor
EPC/Turnkey
References: Bunni NG (2005) FIDIC forms of contract, 3rd edn. Blackwell, Oxford Bunni NG (2005) The gap in sub–clause 20.7 of the 1999 FIDIC contracts for major works 272 Chern C (2008) Chern on dispute boards Heinrichs H (2009) in: Palandt (ed) Commentary to BGB, 68th edn. C.H. Beck, Mu¨nchen Ho¨k G-S (2007) Engineer und Dispute Adjudication Board in FIDIC–Vertra¨gen: Entwicklung, Grundlagen und rechtliche Einordnung. ZfBR 416, 426 Ho¨k G-S (2008) Zur international privat- und verfahrensrechtlichen Behandlung des Schiedsgutachtens und DAB – Spruches Koentges H (2006) International dispute adjudication – contractors’ experiences. ICLR 306 Owen G, Totterdill B (2008) Dispute boards Totterdill BW (2006) FIDIC user’s guide, 2nd edn. Thomas Telford, London Chapter 23