International Construction Law Review
EIC CONTRACTOR’S GUIDE TO THE MDB HARMONISED EDITION (JUNE 2010) OF THE FIDIC CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION, APRIL 20111
Editorial Note: We are very pleased to be able to reproduce, at the thoughtful suggestion of Mr Frank Kehlenbach, Director of European International Contractors, and one of our Correspondents for Germany, extracts from EIC’s recent guide to the latest MDB harmonised version of the FIDIC Red Book. The extracts comprise the Foreword and the Executive Summary, which provide an excellent outline and guidance on certain provisions, primarily those where EIC comments on developments which depart from the FIDIC Red Book 1999 (and in some instances, the 2006 harmonised edition of the MDB version).
FOREWORD TO THE FIDIC JUNE 2010 MDB EDITION OF THE FIDIC CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION2
Since the publication of the FIDIC Red, Yellow and Silver Books (so-called “New Books”) in 1999, EIC has published four “EIC Contractor’s Guides” to the new FIDIC suite of standard contract forms for major works, namely the
1 Published by European International Contractors, Kurfürstenstrasse 129, D—10785 Berlin, Germany. E-mail: info@eicontractors.de; www.eicontractors.de
2 Acknowledgements: EIC would like to express its appreciation of the work carried out by the members of its Conditions of Contract Working Group who contributed to the preparation of this Guide: Richard Appuhn, Salini; Michel Bakker, Strukton Group, Jan Decker, Bilfinger Berger; Johannes Dotter, Porr (Chairman); Benoît Dupuis, Colas; Lukasz Fonferko, Hermann Kirchner; Isolino Gomes, Mota-Engil; Francine Gurral, Sade; Ulrich Jünemann, Hochtief; Niels van Dalen, Ballast Nedam; Wolfgang Wiesner, Porr. Our thanks also go to the Working Group’s secretary, Frank Kehlenbach.
EIC sincerely appreciates the valuable contributions of Mr Mark Roe, Pinsent Masons LLP, for his legal review of the draft guide and suggested improvements to the text.
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