FIDIC contracts are the foremost contracts used in
international construction and engineering projects. The form of
contract known as the FIDIC Red Book is the Conditions of Contract
for Construction for Building and Engineering Works Designed by the
Employer (First Edition, 1999) is arguably the most used within the
FIDIC suite of contracts (hereinafter the Red Book).
The Red Book is intended for use in the traditional form of
contracting where the employer provides the design, and the
contractor constructs the works in accordance with the design. The
contractor may also receive additional instructions, typically
limited to elements requiring specialist input or detailed
technical specifications. The contract price is determined by
remeasurement and evaluation at the rates and prices contained
within the contract. This allows tenders to be based on estimated
quantities (possibly before detailed design for all the project
elements has been completed) and the final
