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ARTICLE · 21 MAY 2019

FIDIC Emerald Book Published For Underground Work

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The Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs-Conseils, in association with the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association, launched the First Edition of the "Conditions of Contract for Underground Works" ...

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Dr. Ismail Esin
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The Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs-Conseils (FIDIC), in association with the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA-AITES), launched the First Edition of the "Conditions of Contract for Underground Works" (Emerald Book) for tunnelling and underground works on 7 May 2019 at the World Tunnel Congress 2019 in Naples.

The Second Edition of the "Conditions of Contract for Plant and Design-Build, 2007" (Yellow Book 2017) was used as the basis for drafting the Emerald Book's General Conditions of Contract. You can consult our previous alert for detailed information on the Yellow Book 2017 and the second editions of the other Rainbow Suite books. The Emerald Book aims to address the risks particular to subsurface construction projects, which are dependent on the ground's geological, hydrogeological and geotechnical properties and intends to meet the developments in the rapidly growing underground market sector. The Emerald Book continues

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