FIDIC • Flagship course • 7-21 CPD hours depending on format

FIDIC 2017: A Commercial Practitioner's Guide

The Red, Yellow, Silver and Emerald Books, taught by a commercial practitioner who has run the contracts and the claims, not just read the books.

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About the course

Two-day commercial deep dive across the FIDIC 2017 second-edition suite. Focused on the Clause 20 claims regime, time bars, the DAAB, and the commercial decisions that decide whether a claim succeeds. Practitioner-led, not academic.

Who it’s for

◆Contractor commercial managers and senior QSs on FIDIC projects
◆Consultant engineers acting as Engineer or Employer's Representative
◆In-house legal teams supporting commercial colleagues
◆Recently promoted commercial leads moving from JCT or NEC into FIDIC

What attendees can do afterwards

Outcomes.

01 Read a FIDIC contract and identify the commercial pinch points without reaching for a textbook
02 Issue a compliant 20.2.1 Notice of Claim and a 20.2.4 Fully Detailed Claim that survive an Engineer's determination
03 Manage the 84-day determination process and the DAAB referral with confidence
04 Price Particular Conditions deviations from the standard form before signing
05 Know when to escalate to DAAB and when to settle

Agenda

What the course covers.

Modules below cover the full content; shorter formats cover a subset agreed at scoping. Live drafting workshops and case-study sessions are included on the longer formats.

Module 1: The FIDIC philosophy

·The four books: Red, Yellow, Silver, Emerald, the risk profile of each
·The roles: Employer, Contractor, Engineer, DAAB
·2017 vs 1999: what changed and why it matters commercially
·The Particular Conditions trap: how Employer-amended FIDIC really reads

Module 2: Sub-Clause 20.1 / 20.2: the notice regime

·The 28-day window in practice, when the clock starts
·Time bars: the case law and the commercial consequences
·The Fully Detailed Claim at 84 days, content, evidence, structure
·Reservation of rights and ongoing event drafting
·Live drafting workshop: write a 20.2.1 notice from a fact pattern

Module 3: The Engineer's determination and the DAAB

·Sub-Clause 3.7: agreement or determination
·The DAAB: standing vs ad hoc, appointment, procedure, decision
·Notice of Dissatisfaction and the road to arbitration
·What the DAAB actually expects in a referral bundle

Module 4: Time and money

·EoT under Sub-Clause 8.5: cause, effect, evidence
·Cost recovery: time-related vs disruption cost
·Concurrent delay under the 2017 forms
·Liquidated damages and the contractor's defences

Module 5: Red vs Yellow vs Silver vs Emerald

·Design responsibility and the Fitness for Purpose obligation
·Variation regimes by book
·Risk allocation across the four forms
·Emerald: the Contract's underground works innovations

Module 6: Particular Conditions and the GCC reality (2-day+ only)

·Common Employer amendments in UAE, KSA, Qatar, and how to price them
·The interaction with local mandatory law
·DIAC, ICC, LCIA: choosing the seat
·Negotiation strategy at tender

Format

How it’s delivered.

1-day overview

approx 7 hours
2-day deep dive

approx 14 hours
3-day with workshops

approx 21 hours including live document drafting workshops

Take-aways

What attendees leave with.

◆ Attendee workbook (PDF). 12-25 pages covering every module, with exercises, model answers, key clause references, glossary, and a CPD record page.
◆The FIDIC commercial template pack: Notice of Claim, Fully Detailed Claim outline, Variation quotation build-up, Notice Register
◆Full course workbook with worked examples and annotated templates
◆CPD certificate and post-course Q&A access for 30 days