At the London FIDIC Users' Conference held in December 2019,
the newest edition to the FIDIC standard form suite of contracts
was launched – the Conditions of Subcontract for Plant and
Design-Build - also known as the "Yellow Book
Subcontract".
Intended to be used in conjunction with the Conditions of
Contract for Plant & Design Build (1999) (the "1999 Yellow
Book"), this new form plugs the subcontract gap that existed
on FIDIC design-build projects. Based on the Conditions of
Subcontract for Construction released in 2011 (known as the
"Red Book Subcontract"), FIDIC have taken a similar
approach to flowing down rights and liabilities under the Main
Contract to Subcontractors – the difference being that this
version is for use where the Subcontractor has both design and
build obligations.
