Clarke Willmott

This Practice Note examines each of the most commonly used methods of procurement for energy projects in the UK (EPC, split EPC and multi-party contract procurement) and identifies advantages and disadvantages for each.

This Practice Note considers the circumstances in which the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 applies to energy projects in the UK, and some of the issues which arise in practice.

This Practice Note focuses on the importance of testing procedures and defects mechanisms under the FIDIC Silver Book (1999 and 2017 editions) and other commonly used construction contracts in the energy sector. The Practice Note looks at practical considerations which need to be considered in energy projects in relation to completion, take over and testing.

This Practice Note examines the delay damages mechanisms in place to protect an employer in the event of delay, and the relevant clauses of the FIDIC contracts and some of the other standard form contracts used in the energy sector relating to delay damages.