Amicable disputes settlement is the most recommended method to
settle any dispute between the contracting parties to save time,
costs and to keep the amicable relationship between the contracting
parties which will lead to continuous cooperation in further
projects and contracts. Dispute Adjudication Boards were adopted
through Clause 20 of the FIDIC Contracts (1999 Edition) which is
different than Disputes Review Board which was firstly adopted
during 1975 by the Colorado Department of Highways on the second
bore tunnel of the Eisenhower Tunnel Project.
Most of the contracting parties misinterpret the relevant
contractual clauses which form the mandatory steering Disputes
Review Board "DRB" and arrange the required procedures
which must be followed to reach an amicable settlement -if
possible- for the disputes. There are various mechanisms to form a
dispute board or similar boards, however that the most common
formation methodology of DRB in contracts in State of
