It is inevitable that a Contractor will suffer delays while executing and completing the Works, and more often than not, finish the Works after the Time for Completion.

Drafting particular conditions for a FIDIC contract is a daunting task. Many times, a seemingly minor change can trigger a domino effect of changes in other Sub-Clauses.

This article is the thrid part of the contract administration course, which discuss the basics of construction contract administration.

This article is the first part of the contract administration course, which discuss the basics of construction contract administration.

According to Wikipedia, FIDIC is defined as:

A contract is like a marriage, a long undertaking that requires a lot of understanding and effort to reap its rewards. Contract administration is the process of monitoring and managing a contract, and other legally enforced agreements, during its execution phase. This includes monitoring of contractors, construction, suppliers and other service and goods providers during the execution of the project.

The role of a contract administrator (CA) in construction is critical and of underrated importance, usually tasked in ensuring that the execution of the contract is in compliance with the provisions of the contract, and to quickly solve problems (along with other team members) in line with the contract's mechanisms and requirements.

Clause 15 is a very important and dangerous clause. It deals with the topic of termination by the Employer. The Red Book gives the Employer the right to terminate on seven grounds, six of which are stated in Sub-Clause 15.2, while the other is termination for convenience, stated in Sub-Clause 15.5.

FIDIC contracts are the most common forms of contracts used in Egypt and many other countries. The flexible, fair and balanced suite of FIDIC 1999 contracts are usually the go to form of contract.

A construction claim is simply an assertion of a parties right under contract or law. Claims are very common in construction industry, and claims made by a contractor usually equates to a considerable amounts of money/time.

Most contractors will suffer the inevitable event of having their payments delayed, as employers look to hang on to their monies for as long as possible. They may want to benefit from additional interest, or just want to take more value from the contractor against what they pay them.

It is common in construction projects to record hundreds of Request for Information (RFI), documents, material submittals etc. sent by the Contractor to the Engineer and awaiting instructions and/or approvals. More often than not these instructions or approvals are withheld or delayed, intentionally or not, which may burden the Contractor with delays and/or additional cost whilst awaiting for a reply from the Engineer.

FIDIC contracts contains lots of sequences and processes to ensure smooth performance of the contractual obligations of all parties of the contract.

As the FIDIC contracts allocates risks and obligations to the parties, it entitles the contractor to claim an extension of time or additional cost and/or profit for events or situations that aren't attributable to him.

A contract clause is a specific provision in a contract that addresses a specific aspect related to the contract agreement. Contract clauses basically define the duties, rights,privileges and allocates risk to the parties under the contract.

FIDIC contracts usually mention "make good" a failure or defect or "remedy" it. In Sub-Clause 15.1 [Notice to Correct] both words are mentioned in the requirement of the notice to correct the Engineer is entitled to send to the Contractor.