Innovative Project Management with FIDIC Contracts

This book provides comprehensive guidance for the implementation of the legal requirements of FIDIC contracts with a detailed application of modern project management principles. It demonstrates that the FIDIC suites for works and services contain many tools for good project management which can complement the innovation needed today to guide sustainable development.

The author’s experience in construction management, construction law, the application of FIDIC contracts as FIDIC engineer, as a procurement/claims consultant and FIDIC accredited/certified adjudicator and trainer, underpins this unique and much-needed book linking FIDIC contract management with project management practises and concepts. It is structured around project management knowledge areas, and details not only the FIDIC works contracts (Red/Yellow/Silver 2017 Reprint 2022, Emerald 2019, Gold 2008 and Green Book 2021), but also the project management requirements of the contract between the Employer and Engineer (White Book 2017) and the FIDIC supply chain contracts, and explains how these all interface in project governance. Linking the project management knowledge areas from the PMBOK® and its Construction Extension with the FIDIC Body of Knowledge (FBOK), the book provides recommendations for integration of best practice and innovations. It illustrates these processes with 54 flowcharts and 16 case studies, as well as a railway scenario demonstrating the application of the book’s recommended procedures.

This will be an invaluable source of practical guidance for employers, contractors and engineers responsible for procuring and managing construction projects. It provides useful insight for technical, legal and financial experts on the management of processes, contracts and digital tools, with recommendations on how to tailor and use the FIDIC contracts for project success.

table of content

1. Introduction

2. Project Management Knowledge Areas in Construction

3. New Trends in Construction Project Management

4. FIDIC Contracts and Project Governance

5. Project Procurement Management with FIDIC Contracts

6. Project Integration Management with FIDIC Contracts

7. Project Scope Management with FIDIC Contracts

8. Project Schedule Management with FIDIC Contracts

9. Project Financial and Cost Management with FIDIC Contracts

10. Project Quality Management with FIDIC Contracts

11. Project Resource Management with FIDIC Contracts

12. Project Communications Management with FIDIC Contracts

13. Project Risk Management with FIDIC Contracts

14. Project Stakeholder Management with FIDIC Contracts

15. Project Health, Safety, Security and Environmental Management with FIDIC Contracts

16. Project Claims Management with FIDIC Conditions of Contract

17. Project Dispute Management with FIDIC Contracts

18. Conclusion