FIDIC Quick Reference Guide: Silver Book

The FIDIC (Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs-Conseils) forms of contract are used extensivelythroughout the world to further the aims of the construction industry at large. In both thedeveloped and the developing world they play a crucial role in ensuring that project objectives aresatisfactorily achieved. In a perfect world, projects are completed on time and on budget, affording the beneficiaries theadvantages of the designed project. As long as contracting is the modus operandi, such a scenariocan only occur through efficient and effective use of those contracts. Quality contract administrationis of paramount importance. Numerous books have been written on this subject with the aftermathof contractual conflict in mind. Such books dwell on the methods by which disputes can be resolved,with emphasis placed on the legal aspects of contract administration. The FIDIC Quick Reference Guide takes a different approach. Rather than solving a problem afterthe conflict has occurred, this series of books and associated electronic aids set out how to preventthe problem from occurring in the first place. The FIDIC Quick Reference Guide series: FIDIC Quick Reference Guide: Silver Book provides a valuable tool for practitioners who are eitherpreparing or using the contract form, as it directs the user through this minefield of directly, oroften implied, cross-referenced sub-clauses.