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FIDIC Contracts Management: Practical Use of the FIDIC Contracts
Course Description
Anyone dealing with contract management in the architecture, engineering, construction, and operations (AECO) industry is likely to work with FIDIC contracts at some point. Created by the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC), these contract agreements are considered to be the international standard and are widely used throughout the global AECO industry. The FIDIC Contracts Management Training course assists you in understanding all the aspects of the FIDIC contracts and will enable you to understand your own Project's Contract Conditions. This program covers conditions for International Contracts (contracting parties are from different countries) for Civil and Industrial Projects. At the end of the program, you will have a good understanding of the FIDIC Standard Conditions of Contract and how to Benchmark your Contract Conditions against these Industry Standards.
  • Civil, structural, and building engineers, project managers, quantity surveyors, and construction professionals in the early stages of their professional development needing a broad introduction to the contractual approaches of the construction industry
  • Those seeking an understanding of how to operate construction contracts internationally
  • Graduate engineers undertaking their Initial Professional Development for the chartered Professional Review
  • Those seeking knowledge and understanding of construction contracts, how they are formed, and how to work with them
  • Those seeking to understand NEC, FIDIC, ICC, ACE, AND JCT contracts
  • Day 1: FIDIC contract documents: Introduction and principles 

    • Introduction to FIDIC
    • Background to FIDIC contracts
    • Harmonization based on the type of project
    • Features of the 1999 editions
    • Structure of the documents
    • Forms
    • Main differences between the 1999 construction contract and the 1987 Red Book
    • User-friendliness
    • Preparation of conditions of contract
    • The legal character of FIDIC conditions of contract
    • Relationship between FIDIC conditions of contract and legal systems
    • Risk analysis
    • Which form to use
    • Overview of the 1999 contracts
    • Construction contract
    • Main differences between the construction contracts

     

    Day 2: Responsibilities of the main parties

    • Clause 1: General provisions and general issues
    • Clause 2: The employer
    • Clause 3: The engineer
    • Clause 4: The contractor
    • Clause 5: Construction contract – nominated subcontractors
    • Clause 5: Plant and design-build contract – design
    • Management of projects
    • Clause 6: Staff and labor
    • Clause 7: Plant material and workmanship
    • Clause 8: Commencement delays and suspension

     

    Day3: Tests on completion

    • Clause 9: Tests on completion
    • Clause 10: Employer’s taking over; defects liability
    • Clause 11: Plant contract – tests after completion

    Financial clauses and procedures 

    • Clause 12: Construction contract – measurement and evaluation
    • Clause 13: Variations and adjustments
    • Clause 14: Contract price and payment

     

    Day 4: Suspension and termination 

    • Clause 15: Termination by employer
    • Clause 16: Suspension and termination by contractor
    • Risk, liability and force majeure
    • Clause 17: Risk and responsibility
    • Clause 18: Liability and insurance
    • Clause 19: Force majeure

     

     

     

     

    Day 5: Claims, disputes and arbitration

    • Clause 20: Claims, disputes and arbitration
    • Inherent project risk
    • Contractor’s claims and employer’s claims; claims procedures
    • Disputes
    • Amicable settlement
    • Dispute adjudication board
    • Arbitration

BTS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 75% of the total course duration.

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Course Rounds

5 Days
Code Date Venue Fees Action
PM160-01
2026-04-19
Manama
USD 5450
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PM160-02
2026-07-05
Dubai
USD 5450
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PM160-03
2026-10-05
Kuala-Lumpur
USD 5950
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PM160-04
2026-11-15
Dubai
USD 5450
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