Subcontractor Selection In Construction Projects And The FIDIC Books

In international construction projects, the Employer (and certainly the Contractor) may suffer the consequences of a wrong selection of the Subcontractor and this may have an impact on the timing for completion or on the quality of works executed.

Despite the fact that the liabilities for any default of the Subcontractor are generally borne only by the Contractor, the Employer may want to take all the necessary steps to minimize any such risk and this is the reason why in mid-big size projects (especially in EPC projects) the Employer might maintain a certain control in the selection process of Subcontractors.

In this respect, the main contract can provide various alternatives in respect of the subcontractor selection procedure.