Subjects:

Construction Law

Contents:

Types of contract.

Turnkey and EPC contracts.

The FIDIC Designbuild, Turnkey and EPC contracts.

The contract.

The employer.

The employer's administration.

The contractor.

Design.

Staff and labour.

Plant, materials, and workmanship.

Commencement, delays and suspension.

Tests on completion.

Employer's taking-over.

Defects liability.

Tests after completion.

Variations and adjustments.

Contract price and payment.

Termination by employer.

Suspension and termination by contractor.

Risk and responsibility.

Insurance.

Force majeure.

Claims, disputes and arbitration.

Negotiation of the Orange Book.

Appendices.

This work is a practical commentary on the FIDIC and EPC turnkey contracts widely used in the international construction industry. It provides clause-by-clause analysis of these contracts, accompanied by practical guidance on their application in specific projects. It also reproduces the contracts in full as an appendix.

• Detailed, clause-by-clause approach makes it a highly practical working tool
  
• Invaluable for international projects where the use of FIDIC standard contracts is increasing all the time.