Discussion: Fidic’s Red Book 1999 edition: a study review

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Freelance procurement expert, Bucharest, Romania Contribution by Peter M. ElliottWith reference to Hillig et al. (2010) I suggest that it would have been more appropriate to compare the Fidic '99 suite of contracts with NEC3, rather than the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) contracts, as NEC3 is designed for civil engineering works as is Fidic '99. Furthermore, the suite should be considered as a whole, including the recent Gold Book, rather than concentrating on one form. Clauses from different documents in the suite can replace the standard clauses in another version without compromising the integrity of the contract. Thus the ad hoc dispute adjudication board (DAB) specified in the Yellow Book can be replaced by the full-time DAB in the Red Book, if appropriate.