Christopher Wade
A paper given to the Society of Construction Law Hong Kong on 6 July 2006
The author discusses the forms of contract produced by FIDIC, and highlights current trends embodied in FIDIC's 1999 suite of standard forms.
What is FIDIC? – The Traditional FIDIC Forms of Contract – The Orange Book – The 1999 Suite of Standard Conditions of Contract – The New Red and Yellow Books – The New Red Book Harmonised for MDB Use – The Silver Book – The Short Form of Contract (Green Book) – FIDIC's Current Forms of Contract – Planned New Documents – Current Trends.
The author: Christopher Wade is the Chairman of the FIDIC Contracts Committee and Adviser, SWECO International, Sweden, and practises as a consulting engineer in the United Kingdom.