FIDIC contracts (pre-2017 editions)—the role of the Engineer
Produced in partnership with Victoria Tyson of Howard Kennedy (acquired Corbett & Co.)
Practice notesFIDIC contracts (pre-2017 editions)—the role of the Engineer
Produced in partnership with Victoria Tyson of Howard Kennedy (acquired Corbett & Co.)
Practice notesThis Practice Note considers the role of the Engineer under the FIDIC Red and Yellow Books 1999 and the Pink Book 2010.
The FIDIC Silver Book 1999 and the FIDIC Gold Book 2008 have an ‘Employer’s Representative’ rather than an Engineer and are outside the scope of this Practice Note. While under the FIDIC Gold Book 2008, the Employer’s Representative has a similar role to that of the Engineer—the position of the Employer’s Representative under the FIDIC Silver Book 1999 is significantly different.
For guidance on the role of the Engineer under the FIDIC Red and Yellow Books 2017, see Practice Note: FIDIC contracts 2017—the role of the Engineer.
Who is the Engineer?
The Engineer is 'the person appointed by the Employer to act as the Engineer for the purposes of the Contract and named in the Appendix to Tender, or other person appointed from time to time by the Employer and notified to the Contractor under Sub-Clause 3.4 [Replacement of the Engineer]' (Sub-Clause 1.1.2.4 of the FIDIC Red
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