Introduction
FIDIC publishes a suite of contracts intended for use on
international projects (often referred to as the Rainbow Suite).
FIDIC has become concerned that its contracts are being heavily
amended. It considers these amended contracts may undermine
its "brand" position as a fair and balanced
internationally recognised suite of contracts for use in all
jurisdictions. In June 2019, FIDIC published the first edition of
its guide to the FIDIC Golden Principles. The Principles are
intended to dissuade parties from making significant changes to its
contracts. FIDIC consider that it is "misleading" to call
a contract "FIDIC" if amendments undermine their Golden
Principles.
FIDIC has always envisaged that its contract conditions would be
supplemented by project specific contract provisions
("Particular Conditions"). The practise of amending
standard form building contracts has been going on for as long as
there have been standard form contracts. For example,
