FIDIC 2017 – A Practical Legal Guide

As published on website September 2022

Errata

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146

For provisions referring to sub-clause 3.7, see sub clauses1.1.29, 1.1.57,

148

Clause 3 of the FIDIC Emerald Book 2019 …

348

Footnote 1: FIDIC’s Emerald Book 2019 …

353

Delete sentence "There is a discussion under Sub-Clause 17.6 of its implications."

364

It should be noted that sub-clause 1.15 of the Contract limits liability....

374

In the FIDIC 2017 suite, the Engineer must state only what is wrong, the relevant contractual clause, and by when it must be fixed; …

381

The right to terminate if the Contractor assigns or subcontracts the Contract without the Employer’s agreement, reflects the fact that this would be a breach of sub-clauses 1.7 [Assignment] or 4.4 [Subcontractors].

391

However, it is an important provision in light of the Court of Appeal decision in the Court of Appealin the Court of Appeal in Triple Point Technology v PTT.

398

Clause 15 of the FIDIC Emerald Book 2019 does not differ from clause 15 of the FIDIC Yellow Book 2017.

418

Clause 16 of the FIDIC Emerald Book 2019 does not differ from clause 16 of the FIDIC Yellow Book 2017.

525

Delete footnote 1.

544

It reasserts the non-mandatory nature of the dispute avoidance provisions in sub-clause21.3.

577

Clause 21 of the FIDIC Emerald Book 2019 does not differ from clause 21 of the FIDIC Yellow Book 2017.

614

Notice 7. Notice should be given by Engineer (not Employer) - per commentary on pages 124-125. Copied to Employer (not Engineer).

615

Notice 8. Notice should be given by Engineer (not Employer)- per commentary on pages 124-125. Copied to Employer (not Engineer).

616

Notice 9. The origin of this notice should read 3.3 (not 3.4). The title of the sub-clause should read The Engineer’s Representative (not Delegation by the Engineer). The first line of the Notice should read ‘This Notice is made pursuant to Sub-Clause 3.3 [The Engineer’s Representative] of the General Conditions’.

624

Notice 21. Title should read Engineer (not Party) - per commentary on page 144.

624

Notice 22. Title should read Engineer (not Party).

625

Notice 23. Title should read Engineer (not Party) - per commentary on page 145.

628

Notice 27. Title should read Contractor (not Engineer).

Index

FIDIC Emerald Book 2019