FIDIC 1999 Red Book

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FIDIC 1999 Red Book

The Conditions of Contract for Construction, clause by clause. Each clause opens an interactive navigator setting out the sub-clauses, their practical effect for the parties and the Engineer, and the authorities that bear on them. All twenty clauses are live.

Clause 1: General Provisions

Definitions, interpretation, communications, priority of documents, law and language, assignment and related general terms.

Clause 2: The Employer

Right of access to the site, permits, the Employer's personnel and the Employer's financial arrangements.

Clause 3: The Engineer

The Engineer's duties and authority, delegation, instructions and determinations.

Clause 4: The Contractor

The Contractor's general obligations, performance security, subcontracting, setting out, safety and site data.

Clause 5: Nominated Subcontractors

Definition of nominated Subcontractors, objection to nomination and payments to nominated Subcontractors.

Clause 6: Staff and Labour

Engagement of staff and labour, rates of wages, working hours, facilities and records.

Clause 7: Plant, Materials and Workmanship

Manner of execution, samples, inspection, testing, rejection and ownership of Plant and Materials.

Clause 8: Commencement, Delays and Suspension

Commencement, the time for completion, the programme, extensions of time, delay damages and suspension.

Clause 9: Tests on Completion

The Contractor's testing obligations, delayed tests, retesting and failure to pass Tests on Completion.

Clause 10: Employer's Taking Over

Taking-Over of the Works and Sections, and taking over parts of the Works.

Clause 11: Defects Liability

Completing outstanding work, remedying defects, the Defects Notification Period and the Performance Certificate.

Clause 12: Measurement and Evaluation

Measurement of the Works and evaluation, and omissions.

Clause 13: Variations and Adjustments

The right to vary, the variation procedure, value engineering, provisional sums and adjustments.

Clause 14: Contract Price and Payment

The Contract Price, advance and interim payments, retention, the Statement at completion and the Final Payment.

Clause 15: Termination by Employer

Notice to correct, termination by the Employer, valuation and payment after termination.

Clause 16: Suspension and Termination by Contractor

The Contractor's entitlement to suspend, and termination by the Contractor.

Clause 17: Risk and Responsibility

Indemnities, the Contractor's care of the Works, the Employer's risks and the limitation of liability.

Clause 18: Insurance

Insurances for the Works and the Contractor's equipment, against injury to persons and damage to property.

Clause 19: Force Majeure

Definition and consequences of Force Majeure, and optional termination.

Clause 20: Claims, Disputes and Arbitration

The Contractor's claims, the Engineer's determinations, the Dispute Adjudication Board and arbitration.