FIDIC 2007

The FIDIC Annual Review for 2006-2007

Representing globally the consulting engineering industry

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Consulting engineering – A softer image
Global warming
Climate change
Poverty
Sickness and disease
Natural disasters...... world headlines, not normally associated with consulting
engineers. Until now. A focus for FIDIC and its Member
Associations has been to raise the profile and image of theconsulting engineer, with “consulting engineer” used in the
broadest terms.
Despite the mixed views on global warming, those at the forefront
in dealing with its already significant effects are consulting
engineers. Even society, despite having at best a rudimentaryknowledge of the work of this vital industry, has an expectationthat consulting engineers will fix the problems.

Jorge Díaz Padilla, FIDIC
President, second from theright, with on the right, Barry
Grear, President-Elect, World
Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), during a meeting with the WFEO in
Tunis in May 2007. FIDIC will sign a memorandum of understanding with the WFEO
at the FIDIC 2007 Singapore Conference for collaboration on specific projects andprogrammes.

International recognition

A softer side

The focus of the FIDIC ASPAC Asia-Pacific Regional Conference
for the consulting engineering industry, held in Pakistan in May
2006, was the management of disasters. I was able to explain to
the audience and to government officials that our industry was not
only about developing technical solutions: it could also be a
critical contributor to mitigation. Consulting engineers should
therefore be more involved in forward planning and decision
making on appropriate infrastructure.

There is always a fine balance for an organization such as FIDIC,
with its focus on improving the business of consulting
engineering. Roughly speaking, some 80 percent of all investment
inn goods and services is focused on 20 percent of the world’s
population, whereas only 20 percent is available for the other 80
percent, where the softer side of the industry can more readily
manifest itself.

This perspective dovetails with discussions held with theinternational development banks, the United Nations and others
on how consulting engineers can make a significant difference topoverty alleviation through working closely with governments andaid agencies on strategies for bring vital infrastructure to
impoverished regions. Without access, water and energy,
improvement in local communities and local economies is notpossible.
The same argument applies to the pitiless battle against disease
and health problems, due in large part to inadequate, or simply
inexistent, infrastructure.
In all these situations, decisions are often being made without
adequate consultation with those best able to provide anappropriate solution – the consulting engineer. This situationneeds to change, otherwise little progress can be made. Humble
and shy by nature, most professional consulting engineers are
reluctant to push themselves forward. Neither do they see
themselves as natural humanitarians. Hence the reason for having
global, regional and local voices for the industry.

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However, even throughout the developed world, the “human”
image of the industry can, and should, present itself, as opposedto the more “humane” side in the developed world. In the lastcentury, it is said that some 90 percent of all improvements toeconomies, and to people’s way of life, were the result of theefforts of engineers in general, and consulting engineers inparticular.
Unfortunately, the image of their work was not always presented
in a “human” way. It was presented in terms of solving problems,developing new technology, improved systems, etc, rather thanadding value for clients, and for society, through the creation of amore comfortable lifestyle, healthier living conditions, greater
freedom of movement, etc.
FIDIC is of the view that re-creating the image of the consulting
engineering industry will also facilitate improvements to business
opportunities, add more value, and hence have a positive impact
on the bottom line. What is good for people and society ingeneral, is also good for business.
Jorge Díaz Padilla
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FIDIC Design-Build Operate Contract
Following the publication by FIDIC in 1999 of Conditions ofContract for Construction, for Plant and Design-Build and for
EPC/Turnkey Projects it became clear that there was a growing
need for a document which combined a design-build obligation
with a long-term operation commitment. While there arealternative scenarios encompassing the Design-Build-Operate(DBO) concept, it was also recognised that different scenarios
require different contract conditions. Moreover, the conditions
applicable to short-term operation differed considerably to those
applicable to long-term operation. A further consideration waswhether it was best to approach a DBO project as a single longterm contract or as two separate or linked contracts.
In publishing the new FIDIC® Conditions of Contract for Design,
Build and Operate (available as a pre-press seminar edition in
September 2007), FIDIC has chosen to adopt the green-field
DBO scenario, with a 20-year operation period, together with asingle contract awarded to a single contracting entity (almost
certainly a consortium or joint venture) to optimise thecoordination of innovation, quality and performance, rather thanaward separate contracts for design-build and for operation.
The contractor has no responsibility for either financing the
project or its ultimate commercial success. The new contract is
unsuitable for contracts which are not based on the traditional
Design – Build – Operate sequence, or where the operation
period differs significantly from the 20 years adopted by FIDIC.
The FIDIC DBO Contract is recommended for general use where
tenders are invited on an international basis. When preparing
conditions of contract, the drafters (a FIDIC Contracts
Committee Task Group chaired by Michael Mortimer-Hawkins
comprising Axel-Volkmar Jaeger, Des Barry, Anton Bauer,
Christoph Theune, Erica Lund, and Nael Bunni) attempted toinclude all conditions of a general nature, which are likely to

The last 12 months - a selection of key events
CEAT-Thailand visit, Oct 2006
FIDIC GAMA Africa Task Force, Lagos, Feb 2007
ACES-Singapore visits, Oct 2006, Mar 2007
FIDIC-ICC conference, Hong Kong, Nov 2007
CEI Summit Economic Forum, Tirana, Nov 2007
Gulf Engineering Forum, Al-Khobar, Nov 06
ESCONE-Egypt visit, Nov 2006
Asian Development Bank Resident Mission training programme
CICA and World Bank procurement meeting, Dubai, Nov 2006
International Contracts Users Conference, London, Dec 2006
FIDIC eFIDIC training platform launched, Jan 2007
Contracts Committee: London, Jan 2007; Berlin, May 2007
Executive Committee: New Delhi, Jan 2007; London, May 2007
Millennium Challenge Coorporation, USA, acquire FIDIC contracts licence
UAE visit, Feb 2007
ACEA-Australia visit, Feb 2007
FIDIC-IFC ADR Roundtable, Sarajevo, Feb 2007
Canadian Standards Association BIMS meeting, Mexico, Feb 2007
ACENZ-New Zealand visit, Feb 2007
ACEP-Pakistan visit, Mar 2007
ACE-UK London 2009 Conference meeting, Mar 2007
World Eceonomic Forum meetings, Geneva, Mar 2007
CECOPHIL-Philippines visit, Mar 2007
Asian Development Bank visit, Mar 2007
OICM-Mali Seminar, Bamako, Mar 2007
CNAEC-China visit, Mar 2007
China certification agreement, Mar 20073

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into Part 1 - General Conditions.
However, many employers, contractors
or governments or even different
jurisdictions may require specially
adapted conditions of contract, or
indeed particular procedures, which
differ from those included in the General
Conditions. The DBO contract therefore
also contains Guidelines for the
Preparation of Special Conditions to assist users in drafting
clauses to replace or supplement the Part 1 clauses. Carefully
thought out Particular Conditions may be required in somejurisdictions, particularly if the General Conditions are to be usedon domestic contracts.
Users who wish to adopt these DBO conditions for use on adifferent scenario, or with an operation period significantly
different to the 20 year period assumed, are referred to the FIDIC
DBO Contract Guide (planned for publication in 2008), which
identifies the areas that will require close attention and gives
comprehensive guidelines and suggestions on how they should
be addressed.
FIDIC also recognises that the successful performance of along-term DBO contract requires that the parties to the contract
fully understand the time framework and the need for a longterm commitment by both the employer and the contractor. To
achieve this understanding and commitment, it has beennecessary to introduce new procedures and terminology (visualflow charts are included in the DBO contract to facilitate theirunderstanding). In the final Trial Edition published in late-2007,
the DBO contract will also include sample forms to help theparties have a common understanding of what is required bythird parties such as providers of securities and guarantees, andwhat is considered to be accepted good practice.
IFC Monitoring and Evaluation Meeting, Cairo, Mar 2007
Canadian Standards Association BIMS agreement, Mar 2007
FIDIC ASPAC Asia-Pacific Regional Conference, Lahore, Mar 2007
SKOL-Finland 40th Anniversary, Mar 2007
STD-Sweden visit, Mar 2007
A/EBC - JEA Jordan Ministerial Conference, Dead Sea, Mar 2007
Moscow visit, Apr 2007
USIC-Switzerland visit, Apr 2007
ACEC-USA visit, May 2007
ACEC-USA Convention, May 2007
FIDIC Seminar, Oman, May 2007
Capacity Building Committee, London, May 2007
BIMILACI meeting, Washington DC, May 2007
ACEC-Canada visit, May 2007
AJCE-Japan visit, May 2007
FIDIC GAMA Africa Regional Conference, Gaborone, May 2007
APPC-Portugal visit, Jun 2007
AusAID acquires MDB Contract Licence
EFCA Conference, Rhodes, Jun 2007
ANBEIC-Tunisia visits, May 2007; Jun 2007
FIDIC-CICA meeting, Jun 2007
African Development Bank visit, Tunis, May 2007; Jun 2007
Tecniberia-Spain visit, Jul 2007
Iraq Trust Fund training contract awarded
UN Global Compact meetings, Jul 2007
ACEN-Nigeria visit, Jul 2007
UNCITRAL meetings, Vienna, Sep. 2007
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Ta s kForcesandForumsConsolidating numerous activities
The following reports summarise the activities of the various FIDIC
committees. All committees are made up of volunteers from theconsulting engineering industry and other related industry sectors.
Those wishing to be considered for nomination to a FIDIC
committee are urged to contact a FIDIC national Member
Association, which will forward any recommendations to the
FIDIC Secretariat for possible nomination and subsequent
approval by the FIDIC Executive Committee.
FIDIC Executive Committee
The FIDIC Executive Committee (EC) is responsible for thefederation’s governance and strategic planning, on behalf of the
FIDIC membership represented through the General Assembly.
Current members are: Jorge Díaz Padilla (President), Mexico;
John Boyd (Vice-President), Canada; Maxime Mazloum(Treasurer), France; Adebayo Adeola, Nigeria; Geoff French, UK;
Subhash Mehrotra, India; Flemming Bligaard Pedersen, Denmark;
Xie Shaozhang, China; Gregs Thomopulos, USA.
The committee met in January in New Delhi 2007, and used theoccasion to participate in a FIDIC - CEA-India seminar on capacity
building and sustainable development. All of the committee
members were also available to represent FIDIC around the world,but generally in the region where they were at home. Similarly, atthe EC meeting in London in May 2007, members were able totake part in activities organized by ACE-UK. There are threevacancies for election to the committee at the 2007 General
Assembly Meeting in Singapore, on 12th September 2007.
Assessment Panel for Adjudicators
The primary objective of the Assessment Panel for Adjudicators(P. Chapman, chair, I. Leto and G. Jaynes) is to ensure that FIDIC
has available competent and experienced adjudicators to support
the FIDIC contracts. Adjudication is now a key feature of effective
contract administration, particularly with its emphasis on risk
management and risk mitigation, as well as timely and costeffective means to resolve disputes. With the pending retirementof two senior panel members, the Executive Committee has
selected two candidates to participate in Assessment Panel for
Adjudicators (APA) activities, so as to ensure a smooth handover.
APA assists the FIDIC President in making appointments to
Dispute Adjudication Boards under FIDIC contracts. It also
arranges for the assessment of individuals who wish to makethemselves available through the FIDIC President’s List of
Approved Dispute Adjudicators. An assessment workshop in late2006 resulted in 12 successful candidates from eight different
countries being admitted in 2007 by the Executive Committee tothe President’s List. The demand for Dispute Adjudication Boards
has already seen several of the new listees being pressed into
action on dispute boards early on in their terms.

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The FIDIC Executive Committee 2006-7. From the left, John Boyd, Enrico Vink
(Managing Director), Geoff French, Jorge Díaz Padilla, Adebayo Adeola, Subhash
Mehrotra, Peter Boswell (General Manager), Flemming Pedersen, Xie Shaozhang,
Maxime Mazloum, and Gregs Thomopulos.

In addition to providing advice and assistance with FIDIC seminars
and workshops that promote and explain dispute resolution
procedures, APA has also been consulted by Member
Associations wishing to develop their own lists of adjudicators
based on FIDIC criteria. A number of countries have developed,
or are in the process of developing, their own dispute resolution
services in support of contracts implemented locally. It isenvisaged that such experience will provide useful training
opportunities for subsequent international service.
Business Practices Committee
During the past 12 months, the Business Practice Committee (G.
Thomopulos, Chair, F. Cölasan, A. Hirotani, P. Rauch, R. Prentiss,
and A. Thornton) produced several policy guidelines andreference documents applicable across the consulting
engineering industry. They were often based on documents
prepared by task groups of volunteers from various Member
Associations, thus reflecting issues relevant in the marketplace or
responding to requests from member firms. The documents werepolicies on: Professional risks in partnering; Reviewing the work of
a professional consulting engineer; The role of the consulting
engineer in design-build. These policies were commented on in
the FIDIC 2006 Annual Review: all are freely available fromwww.fidic.org/policies.
The Professional risks in partnering policy recognises theincreased interest in partnering, alliancing, joint venturing and thelike, and sets out some of the key issues that need to be dealt
with or considered. These issues are also taken up by the FIDIC
2007 Singapore Conference.
Work continued on a new FIDIC International best practice guidefor consulting engineers in PFI projects, which was published inlate-2006 as an electronic “living” document so that it can beeasily updated. FIDIC believes that PFI/PPPs will enhance publicwelfare by delivering and/or operating projects more effectively
and efficiently, while satisfying all stakeholders’ obligations,
responsibilities and appropriate risk sharing. The roles ofconsulting engineers vary widely in PFI/PPP. Their clients are not
only public agencies but also Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs)
and financiers/banks. Consulting engineers bring value to thoseclients by achieving value for money, transferring and mitigating

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engineers also provide expertise, taking into consideration eachstakeholder’s role with impartiality and neutrality.
In parallel, the European Federation EFCA released a position
paper on institutionalized PPPs as they apply under European
Union legislation. A second EFCA paper looks at the award of
PPPs for project delivery. These documents were fed into thework of the FIDIC task forces, and vice versa, to ensure clarity andcommonality on the approaches adopted.
FIDIC has for many years acknowledged the significant impact ofprice bidding on the consulting engineering industry. One of the
key factors contributing to this practice is the lack of clarity on theservices required and those that are being offered by consultants.
There are no defined terms: hence the focus on price as thedetermining factor, rather than quality. A new Definition of Scopeguide aims to provide a tool to allow firms to fully describe thescope of their services, and to differentiate themselves from thoseoffering reduced services (and reduced fees). In addition, theguide should provide some standardisation of work phasedefinitions around the world. It is not intended to be a “must do”
guide since procedures, definitions and consent requirements
vary around the world. The draft guide presently comprises anintroduction followed by the broad definition of nine work phases.
A detailed definition of each phase by engineering discipline may
be developed at a later stage, once broad agreement is reachedwithin the industry. It is planned to launch the guide at the FIDIC
2007 Singapore Conference, with publication in 2008. The workof the Definition of Scope Task Force is proceeding in parallel witha study being funded by the European Commission investigating
the possible standardization of professional services in Europe.
Comments and information have been shared on a regular basis.
Capacity Building Committee
The Capacity Building Committee (B. Adeola, chair, J.C.W.
Ritchie, F. Cölasan, J. Haddad, R.A. Kell, F. Ochoa, G.S. Pirie, andA. Rév) received a major boost during 2007, including a refocusedterms of reference, and additional members to assist thecommittee in its many tasks. One of FIDIC’s main objectives is tobuild a viable consulting engineering industry worldwide: FIDIC
wishes to ensure the formation and smooth operation of quality
consulting firms that are able to deliver quality projects to clients
anywhere in the world. The committee’s scope is potentially verybroad, with the following key areas: policy (policy formulation at
the International, national and association levels); policy
implementation, with the emphasis on monitoring and control;
education (at the basic and professional levels); business practiceskills; education of government, international funding institutions
and procurement and stakeholder organizations on the need forcapacity building and the procedures for achieving it; institutional
strengthening, especially the formation of strong Member
Associations to ensure capacity building; appropriate rewards, toattract and retain high calibre of people in the industry;
procurement procedures and practice to ensure capacity building;corruption: identification of corruption as a major obstacle tocapacity building and the need to fight this monster; industry
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clients, high quality of work and training opportunities for a large
number of staff; international consulting engineering industry: thisincludes the challenges of multinational and national firms, small
and large firms, international procurement practices among
others; country environment (governance, economy, rule of law,corruption, government support); quality and sustainability as
overriding factors to be taken up in capacity building.
Some of these areas are covered by other committees. They
clearly demonstrate, nonetheless how the core FIDIC objectives
require careful management to ensure cross fertilization and thebest use of limited resources. FIDIC needs to select andconcentrate its efforts on international organizations, but will seek
to collaborate where necessary with Member Associations inorder to ensure that a consistent message is delivered. The
committee is therefore focussing on a few key areas, including:the provision of training materials; strategies related to FIDIC
seminars and workshops; relationships with training providers andpartners. Nine potential target groups were classified into four
broad groups as follows: national governments; multinational
communities; national consulting engineering industry;
international consulting engineering industry.
Conference Committee
A major task for the Conference Committee (R. Crouch, chair, G.
Fujie, M. Mazloum, J. Díaz Padilla, E. Vink) over the past 12
months was involvement in, and oversight of, the first evercombined conference of FIDIC and the European sister federation
EFCA in Budapest in September 2006. With some 700 delegates,
partners and guests, the conference exceeded expectations, withworkshop panels and a diverse group of speakers exploring
issues related to the consulting industry’s perspective. The
conference was launched as the first in a series of threeconferences that will analyze: the current state of the industry; thechallenges and opportunities; and a way forward as trusted
advisors to society, the theme for the 2008 Québec Conference.
Close collaboration with host association AHCEA-Hungary
enabled a relatively smooth and rewarding programme to beenjoyed and appreciated by participants from 62 countries.
During the General Assembly, CEAI-India was chosen to host the
FIDIC 2010 conference. In the early part of 2007, attention turned
to proposals to host the 2011 conference in Africa. Meanwhile,planning is well underway for the 2008 conference in Québec, andthe 2009 conference in London.
Contracts Committee
This Contracts Committee (A. Jaeger, chair, P.E. Jenkinson, C.
Wade, N. Bunni, M. Mortimer-Hawkins, and C.R. Seppala)oversaw a number of task groups which have been very active
during the past 12 months, reviewing existing documents or

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Based on the widely used FIDIC® Conditions of Contract Plant
and Design-Build, FIDIC’s new and eagerly awaited FIDIC®
Conditions of Contract for Design, Build and Operate Projects isin the final stages of preparation, involving extensive consultation
with members and organizations allied to FIDIC. This mammoth
task resulted in a draft being sent out for review to selected
experts in early-2007. Following a formal legal review, a Pre-press
Seminar Edition, containing most of the elements of the final Trial
Edition, will be published in time for a launch workshop planned
for the FIDIC 2007 Singapore Conference.
Good progress was also made on a new guideline document,
FIDIC Procurement Procedure, covering the effects of both the
publication of new FIDIC Forms of Contract during the 1990’s,
particularly the new suite in 1999, and the introduction of new
approaches to projects, including methods of contractor selection
and implementation. FIDIC Procurement Procedure will provide
up-to-date detailed guidance on each step in the tendering
process, complemented by sample documents covering, forexample, expressions of interest, prequalification, and instructions
to tenderers, together with sample forms for different contract
arrangements.
A new edition (the fourth) of the primary FIDIC document, the
FIDIC®Client-Consultant Model Services Agreement (White
Book) was published in late-2006, in parallel with a survey of theuse of client-consultant agreements worldwide. Positive
discussions with the International Institute of Architects may leadto its adoption by architects in the near future. Another Contracts
Committee task group has been working on new editions of the
Joint Venture Agreement and the Sub-Consultancy Agreement. It
is envisaged that these final drafts will be available for discussion
at the FIDIC 2007 Singapore Conference.
Also in the pipeline is a new edition of the civil works subcontract
to make the document compatible with the 1999 1st Edition of
the FIDIC® Conditions of Contract for Construction. Although notuniversally endorsed by major contractors, both the constructionindustry in general and consulting engineers involved inconstruction management believe there remains a strong demand
for a sub-contract to the standard FIDIC Construction Contract.
FIDIC has been working closely with several multilateraldevelopment banks (MDB) regarding official translations of thehighly respected and increasingly popular MDB Harmonised
Edition of the FIDIC® Conditions of Contract for Construction thatis used under licence by all the major multilateral developmentbanks. Versions in French, Spanish and Portuguese have been
prepared by the banks, and FIDIC has arranged for Member
Associations to have the right to publish translations in otherlanguages. Moreover, during the past 12 months, successful
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ForcesandForumsfirst of these has now signed an agreement with FIDIC to adopt
the MDB Harmonised Construction Contract for the projects it
funds. Discussions are also taking place with the contracting
industry on a new guide or a supplement to the current edition of
the contract, to complement the FIDIC Contract Guide
supplement on the MDB Harmonised Contract.
Regarding the 1999 suite of FIDIC contracts, the Contracts
Committee has recommended to the Executive Committee that areview be undertaken of the Construction, Plant and DesignBuild, and EPC/Turnkey contacts when the committee’s current
tasks have been essentially completed.
Finance Committee
The Finance Committee comprising M. Mazloum, F.B. Pedersen,
chair, and E. Vink reviews FIDIC finances and offers advice to the
Executive Committee on subscriptions, the annual budget,
financial risk, investment strategies, conference budgets, andcommittee expenses. As FIDIC has significant reserve funds withrevenues in several major currencies (subscriptions in Swiss
francs, Bookshop sales in Euro, events revenues in various
currencies, etc.), the committee is increasingly concerned withinvestment strategies and currency fluctuations. FIDIC aims tofollow a conservative policy based on short- and medium-term
deposits in Swiss francs which allow flexibility with cash reserves.
Current policies do not support speculative ventures or long-term
investments. Of increasing interest to the committee is thebalance between FIDIC’s commercial activities and the “standard”
services provided to members. The fact that commercial activities
sponsor products and services for members is a growing
concern, in that it relies on revenues not provided by members
through membership fees. New strategies for deciding uponpriorities and budgets will be investigated in the near future.
GAMA Task ForceTh FIDIC Group of Africa Member Associations (GAMA) Task
Force (A. Adeola, chair, P. Batumbya, M. Parent, E.S. Pedersen,
and G.S. Pirie) announced key elements of a draft strategic planfor Africa at the FIDIC GAMA Africa 2006 Regional Conference inTanzania. The draft focused on improved networking, skills
development and greater use of local resources. With it came an
ambitious plan offering a constructive approach to collaboration
within Africa, as well as a real opportunity for identifying andpromoting local resources. Training and development was alsohigh on the agenda. Several options are explored, involving local
and international trainers, together with strategies for obtaining
support. One-page action plans were presented and discussed atthe 2006 International Consulting Engineering Conference in
Budapest for: the use of FIDIC documents for marketing GAMA;
Member Association benchmarks; policies for procurement andcapacity utilisation; strategies for capacity development; theimplementation of a new GAMA organisational structure; aproposal for a GAMA secretariat; a member firms database; cooperation strategies for African consultants.
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ForcesandForumsExecutive Committee was elected, with Exaud Mushi from
Tanzania as the chair. Other members are: Mayen Adetiba,
Nigeria; Arthur Taute, South Africa; Bob Izzert, Botswana; Nabil
Chater, Tunisia; Ashraf Zaki, Sudan; George Sitoli, Zambia.
Integrity Management Committee
A major initiative of the Integrity Management Committee (F.
Ochoa, chair, R.W. Bowes, F. Cölasan, M. Damhaug, J.C.W.
Ritchie) in 2006 was to negotiate support from the CanadianStandards Association (CSA) to promote FIDIC’s Business
Integrity Management System (BIMS). A memorandum of
understanding was signed for the CSA’s Quality Management
Institute to help FIDIC promote the BIMS product (now trade
marked). New marketing and training tools will be prepared tosupport Member Associations and QMI’s efforts to promote BIMS
throughout the consulting engineering industry.
Given the developments in the consulting engineering industry,and ongoing discussions with multilateral development banks, theUnited Nations and other international agencies, FIDIC conducts
regular surveys amongst it members to monitor the adoption andimplementation of BIMS in firms. An initial survey in 2005 reported
at the FIDIC 2005 Beijing Conference indicated that some 70
firms of all sizes in over 20 countries had already implemented an
integrity management system. The survey is being repeated in2007 for reporting at the FIDIC 2007 Singapore Conference.
During 2006, the Executive Committee also gave the green lightto a companion integrity management system called theGovernment Procurement Integrity Management System (GPIMS)
aimed at procurement agencies. It has been test-marketed by thecommittee, and is believed by FIDIC to offer the public sector auseful tool for dealing with corrupt practices. GPIMS was unveiledat the biennial BIMILACI meeting of the multilateral developmentbanks with the consulting industry in May 2007. Several training
workshops and seminars on the use of BIMS have already been
held as part of FIDIC capacity building programme, and seminars
on GPIMS are planned in the near future. Meanwhile, thecommittee is developing an extensive training resources kit tosupplement the FIDIC Guide to Practice Manual BIMS module.
In a similar vein, FIDIC has taken to task those organizations
advocating greater transparency and directing various battles
against corruption. FIDIC’s approach is more along the lines that“corruption is real; it is wrong; we should show that we are doing
something about it; and we should be able to verify what is beingdone”. Recognition of this effort would also help in gaining further
support from firms for integrity management.
Membership Committee
The Membership Committee (S. Mehrotra, chair, G. Fujie, K.K.
Kapila,R. Unüvar and E. Vink) has been kept busy reviewing
enquiries and applications for FIDIC membership. Considerable
FIDIC activity in the Gulf region, eastern Europe and North Africa
has resulted in an upsurge in interest in FIDIC activities. A numberof new members will be presented to the General Assembly
Meeting (GAM) in Singapore in 2007.

The 2006 FIDIC Young Professional Management Training Programme trainees
shortly after receiving certificates at the FIDIC 2006 General Assembly Meeting, held
during the FIDIC 2006 Budapest Conference.

In order to streamline industry development and simplify
membership options, the committee has proposed merging
Sustaining and Affiliate memberships and creating a new categoryof Associate Member to enlarge the scope of Corresponding
membership. Proposals to be made to the 2007 GAM will enable
FIDIC to focus on those individuals or organizations which have an
active interest in the work of FIDIC (Affiliates) and thoseorganizations aspiring to become full members and evolve as thevoice of the FIDIC in their countries (Associates). To accompany
these proposals, the committee will also review the products andservices to members, as well as the material provided tomembers outlining the benefits of FIDIC membership.
In 2006, FIDIC gained one new Member Association, theAssociation of Consulting Engineers of Mali (OICM). New Affiliate
Members were: R. Appuhn, Italy; P. Dalland, Australia; Formosa
Transnational, China - Taipei; P. Loots, Australia, readmission; D.
May, Dubai; Kuwait Ministry of Planning, readmission; MACESerbia; Mongolian Association of Road Engineers
Risk and Liability Committee
The primary focus of the Risk and Liability Committee (K. Corbett,chair, A. Thornton, S. Bamforth, N. Fung, M. Hohberg, Q. Koen,
U. Kohli, and J. Trant) has been to review the existing FIDIC suiteof risk management tools, and to develop a set of priorities for the
consulting engineering industry. High on the agenda has been theissue of unlimited liability for consulting engineers, as well as
identifying better ways for dealing with disproportionate liability.
With the appointment of a new chair jointly with the European
federation EFCA, some commonality in both the approach andthe use of scarce resources is possible. Committee members will
outline FIDIC’s priorities at a special workshop planned for the
FIDIC 2007 Singapore Conference. Given that risk is an integral
component in other activities, there is also close collaboration withother FIDIC committees such as Contracts Committee and the
Capacity Building Committee.

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Sustainable Development Committee

Young Professionals Forum

Project Sustainability Management (PSM) seminars andworkshops were the main focus of the Sustainable Development
Committee (W.A. Wallace, chair, J. Boyd, J. Boswell, I. van der
Putte, H. Schirmer, and L. Walker) over the past 12 months, withmembers of the committee active in a number of different
countries. It is recognized that the PSM framework offers a useful
way of working through the important variables of sustainable
development for a given project. However, an increased emphasison the commercial benefits of PSM (as opposed to the underlying
theoretical concepts) has suggested that efforts would be greatly
enhanced through the addition of materials designed to facilitate
implementation of PSM.

With the recruitment and retention of professionals becoming asignificant issue globally, the role of young professionals has been
having a more pronounced impact on the the consulting
engineering industry. Keeping track of developments has been apriority of the FIDIC Young Professionals Forum (R. Stump, cochair, K. Akinaga, co-chair, Y. Asada, M. Diracca, T. Gargett, G.
Gyovai, B. Larsen, K. Ndwandwe, S. Royse, A. Sweeney). An
increasing number of FIDIC Member Associations are establishing
their own young professionals programmes and endeavouring toshare and learn from other associations through the FIDIC Young
Professionals Forum (YPF) network. National young professionals
groups that have formal contacts with the FIDIC YPF areorganized by: ACE-United Kingdom, ACEA-Australia; SNILPIItaly; CEAI-India; AJCE-Japan; KENCA-Korea; ONRINetherlands; SAACE-South Africa.

The problems and urgency of sustainable development are seen
as offering the consulting engineering industry an extraordinary
opportunity to expand its status and professionalism. The only
way society is going to make progress toward conditions ofsustainability is by having consulting engineers identify, develop
and apply new technologies that deliver increasingly moresustainable performance. This can only happen through setting
up engineering services procurement processes that select on thebasis of knowledge and performance, and share risk. In otherwords, there is a close link to best practice in procurement, thekey focus of the Business Practice Committee.
Sustainability problems are seen as problems that involve theinteractions of multiple systems and disciplines. This suggeststhat a new and more holistic approach to design is needed.
Unfortunately, the current approach to design involves a series ofhandoffs from one discipline to the next, each acting more or lessindependently. Initial work using holistic design methodologies
has delivered performance gains some ten times greater thanthose achieved using conventional methodologies. This illustrates
what can be achieved by updating procurement procedures.
The committee is therefore now charged with developing new
tools for holistic solutions, and for creating, designing andvisualizing sustainability issues. Tools are needed to help clients,
stakeholders and project team members analyse project options,benefits, and problems in new ways. The aim is to develop new
guidelines for Project Sustainability Management as a workbook
for consulting engineering firms. This work will require theassistance of additional volunteers, so recruiting committee
members is also a priority. Liaison with other FIDIC committees on
procurement issues will continue to take place.
Meanwhile, the Sustainable Development Committee will continue
to develop the case for PSM, within both Member Associations
and consulting firms and organizations which are able to influence
procurement processes to recognize the importance ofsustainability in project selection and implementation.

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Although working mainly through the Internet, the YPF has also
produced several newsletters which were distributed to FIDIC
members. These covered a broad range of topics such as theinvolvement of YPs in association activities, the very successful
FIDIC YP Management Training Programme, the organization of
YP workshops at the FIDIC conference, and surveys on
recruitment issues. In order to make the YPF more sustainable,
members are invited to lend their support and their ideas to thisincreasingly important group.
BIMILAC 2007
A major event in the FIDIC calendar is the Biennial Meeting of
the Consulting Industry with the International Lending
Agencies (BIMILACI). All the major development banks
participated in BIMILACI 2007 together with representatives of
FIDIC, the European federation EFCA and the America’s
federation FEPAC, and the FIDIC GAMA Africa and ASPAC
Asia-Pacific FIDIC regional groups. The meeting was hosted by
the Interamerican Development Bank, Washington DC, in May
2007. The agenda, established by FIDIC in collaboration withthe banks, aimed to highlight the importance of quality under
the title “Partners for quality infrastructure”.
A key presentation by Gian Casartelli of the World Bank on theeffectiveness of the bank’s policy for consultants was based ona report commissioned by the bank. The report recommended
that quality considerations need to be reinforced by“rephrasing consultant selection guidelines, clarifying selection
principles, and using quality-cost based selection less often”.
The outcome of the meeting, reported in the June 2007 editionof FIDIC News, was an agreement to focus on selection
methods, timeframes, shortlisting, terms of reference, scope ofservice, scoring formulae, and capacity development. Other
major outcomes were agreements to hold workshops to a)review anticorruption tools, including the FIDIC® Business
Integrity Management System and Government Procurement
Integrity Management System; and b) share tools on
sustainable procurement, including the FIDIC® Project
Sustainability Management approach.

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Sustained performance
The Treasurer’s Report

The Managing Director’s Report

Continuing the 2005 trend, the FIDIC 2006 accounts gave a net
surplus of CHF 165,818. This strengthened the reserve funds,
bringing them to CHF 750,385. Moreover, the full amount of thelicensing royalties from the Multilateral Development Bank
Harmonised Edition of the FIDIC Construction Contract, as well asother licence fees acquired in 2006, and part of the federation’s
reserve funds, were invested in Swiss franc bonds and fiduciary
deposits to an amount of CHF 1,556,250. These two major
elements on the balance sheet reflected FIDIC’s reasonably soundfinancial situation. They should protect the federation for the next
few years from most significant contingencies. The 2006 results
were achieved thanks to the Secretariat’s sustained effort andoutstanding performance, and to the contribution of all thevolunteers who help develop FIDIC activities around the world.

Travelling on a regular basis sometimes raises some interestingquestions? What sort of environmental footprint do I leavebehind? All those hours in airports, spent waiting: some are moreproductive than others. I am waiting for some clever engineer todevise a moving seating system so that people can do something
useful while they wait at check-in counters.

Based on the conclusions of the Auditors’ report, it was notedthat all the components of the annual income for 2006 were ontarget compared to budget forecasts:- Member subscriptions continue to improve year after year;
reaching a total of CHF 1,014,000 in 2006, compared with thebudgeted CHF 945,000.
- Publications sales of CHF 977,135 were equivalent to a newrecord for the fifth successive year, defying fairly prudent
projections. It seemed that the sale of publications is boosted
by the increasing number of training courses and seminars,
which were excellent tools for promoting FIDIC products.
- Direct revenues from the development and monitoring of
seminars exceeded forecasts, amounting to CHF 93,583
against CHF 90,000 in the budget approved by the 2005 FIDIC
General Assembly Meeting (GAM).
- Revenues from the licence agreement with the multilateraldevelopment banks were strengthened with the confirmationof the African Development Bank’s commitment.
Regarding expenditures, two items which are higher thanbudgeted should be pointed out. A one-off investment of almost
CHF 140,000 in information technology was needed for updating
the FIDIC website and to launch the new eFIDIC online training
platform. Second, it was decided to print French and Spanishtranslations of 1999 editions of the FIDIC contracts in 2006.
Meanwhile, the exchange variation of the US Dollar was anunpredictable risk; its impact in 2006 amounted to approximately
CHF 40,000.
Mid-year accounts for 2007 were in line with the approved
budget; no major risks could be identified. The 2008 budget has
been submitted to the 2007 GAM for comment and approval. The
unit fee for membership (CHF 3.1 per member firm staff person)
was due to be revised after three years without change. However,considering the positive results for 2006 and a reasonable surplus
expected in 2007, the Executive Committee’s recommendation
was to postpone any revision. Nonetheless, the Executive
Committee believed that membership fees should be broadly
indexed to inflation given that the Secretariat’s workload showedno sign of decreasing, and products and services needed
continuous updating.
Maxime Mazloum, FIDIC Treasurer

Yes, I did find myself traveling much more in 2006 (some225,000 km) than in 2005 (160,000 km). Perhaps it had
something to do with becoming more settled in the job as FIDICManaging Director; but also because there was a stronger
demand for FIDIC presence or attendance at particularconferences and seminars, to meet members, clients, authorities,
and the media. Hopefully, by spreading the word about consulting
engineers, raising their profile and facilitating their ability to offer
greater innovation and creativity in their professional work, theneventually my environmental footprint will be erased or at least
partially compensated.
A global perspective
When people learn that I am not an engineer, but that I represent
some three million of them globally, they ask what I do. The
simplest answer I give is that I travel around the world to learn
more about them, to share ideas with them, to inform people
about the industry, and basically, to tell the story of consulting
engineers. So, I am a story teller. Something I learnt early on
however, and this explains why I work for FIDIC, is that the storyof consulting engineering is well worth telling. Every day, we see
examples of the amazing things that engineers and theirprofessional colleagues do. Every day, we also witness examplesof the frustrations they face in carrying out their work, or in being
able to offer quality, innovative solutions. Anything and everything
FIDIC can do to remove such frustrations will enhance the imageof consulting engineers, as well as enrich their work conditions
and improve their bottom line.
An enhanced profile
The last 12 months was full of highlights for FIDIC. They included
meetings with members at regional events such as the GAMA
Africa and ASPAC Asia-Pacific regional conferences, in Gaborone
and Lahore respectively, where the international voice ofconsulting engineering merged with local and regional voices toreinforce the key messages of quality service, adding value, andmaking a difference to the lives of so many people, whether
private companies, or local communities.
Similar messages were conveyed in slightly different ways to manydifferent audiences during the year: government officials; NGOs;
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10S e c r e t a r i a tcases, the message was kept simple, since in the increasingly
complex and cluttered world of consulting engineering, the key
messages can sometimes become diluted. Despite our advanced
technologies, time keeps pressing, and deadlines keep getting
shorter. Risks increase, but not always the commensurate
resources to deal effectively with such risks, and also to reap therewards for taking on those risks.
Tackling such issues has also become a major priority for FIDIC,
as they detract from the core business of consulting engineers,which is to provide high quality service with its maximum benefits.
Small wonder that addressing unreasonable liabilities andensuring that adequate professional indemnity cover is available
on the market also feature in the FIDIC Business Plan.
People make the difference
Although there are many priorities on the FIDIC agenda, including
integrity, sustainability, procurement of services, business practiceand the like, it is becoming increasingly clear that the lack ofskilled professionals is fast becoming the number one issue inmany countries. Member Associations are all looking for ways toengage with their politicians, the media, their schools andeducators, to promote the benefits of the industry and theopportunities within the industry. They also stress the criticalimportance of consulting engineering for economic growth andprosperity, poverty alleviation, mitigating the effects of disasters
and climate change, and improving the well-being of society.
In short, the world needs consulting engineers more than ever.
Only by keeping the message short and simple, can positive
progress be made.
Enrico Vink, FIDIC Managing Director
FIDIC Contacts
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Peter van der Togt tel.: +41 22 799 49 05

Email: fidic.events@fidic.org- Events

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Public resources; Bookshop; Events
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The Secretariat
Although there were no changes to the FIDIC Secretariat staff overthe past 12 months, the increased demands for FIDIC services
clearly demonstrated that resources (three full-time, and threehalf-time staff) were still severely stretched. As these pages
demonstrate, the variety and large number of tasks undertaken by
non-profit organizations for members requires a unique set ofskills, considerable patience and fortitude, and a love for the job.
FIDIC Secretariat
The reports in this Annual Review indicate that FIDIC iseverywhere, and in demand. Developing and maintaining
international benchmarks is both demanding and challenging,
involving as it does some 200 volunteers in over 30 countries.
Although still largely operated according to conventional
association practice, in FIDIC there is an interesting balance
between traditional services paid for by membershipsubscriptions, and expanding commercial activities, basedaround the sale of FIDIC products and the organization of training
events, that needs appropriate management.
Given the demand for FIDIC’s resources, ways are being sought
to continually improve existing services, as well as eliminate lessproductive services. Funding is needed to boost in-house
technical capabilities, in order to support the new services, and to
reduce the unreasonable burden on current staff.
eFIDIC Training Platform
Further improvements were made over the last 12 months to
FIDIC’s electronic tools – more user friendly online services havebeen made available for document sales and events
management. There is now also far greater integration between
the various sections within the Secretariat, with the consolidationof facilities having streamlined considerably internal and external
communications.
A new eFIDIC online training platform has also been developed tooffer increased access by members to online training in FIDIC
contracts and best practice. eFIDIC is being used as the training
platform for the 2007 FIDIC Young Professionals Management
Training Programme (YPMTP), which this year had a full house of
30 participants from around the world. eFIDIC will be launchingon-line training in FIDIC client-consultant agreements (the socalled Module 0 in the FIDIC Contracts Training Manual) in early2008, followed by Module 1 (Practical use of FIDIC contracts) laterin the year. These courses will adopt the YPMTP format involving
online presentations and discussions in a virtual classroom,complemented by reports and answers to case studies
developed using web-based tools such as online forums.
FIDIC Events

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The demand for FIDIC training and capacity building courses,
workshops, seminars and conferences has kept the Secretariat
fully stretched, facilitating and arranging for trainers and localorganizers, often in partnership with a FIDIC Member Association.

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FIDIC 2006 - 2007 training events
Thousands of engineers and other professionals, government
officials and construction industry managers now take advantageof the FIDIC training events that are arranged for them in theirregion in several languages. FIDIC offers Contracts Training
Manual module 1, 2 and 3 training courses in English, French,
Spanish and Arabic. There are over 40 FIDIC-organized courses
each year, and the first courses are planned for the USA andChina in the near future. Over the past 12 months, FIDIC courses
have been launched in Spain, France, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan.
FIDIC Bookshop
With FIDIC Bookshop revenues reaching another all-time high in
2006, illustrating the strong demand for FIDIC contracts and bestpractice guides, the main developments over the last 12 months
involved: a) consolidation and rationalisation of the licencing of
FIDIC contracts; b) the setting up of procedures to handle theMultilateral Development Bank (MDB) Edition of the FIDIC
Construction Contract; c) translations.
As indicated in the last Annual Review, FIDIC licences users to
prepare bespoke contracts on a one-off basis for either a single
project or for use by an organization within a defined framework.
This has resulted in the larger international law firms acquiring theright to prepare bespoke contracts under certain special
circumstances, and the licencing by major organizations to use
FIDIC contracts, either unchanged or modified slightly to fit their
special requirements. Of the bespoke licences, the licence with
the MDBs for the MDB Harmonised Edition is the most important.
Over the past 12 months, FIDIC has been able to ensure thatbilateral agencies can acquire a licence for their projects using asimple, no-objection procedure (the first such licence has been
granted to AusAID). A similar procedure has also been agreed
with the MDBs for Member Associations wishing to publish
translations of the Harmonised Edition in a language that is not
the responsibility of one of the MDBs (translations of the contract
into nine languages are underway using the procedure).
For the MDB translations, the French version published by theWorld Bank has been harmonised with standard 1999 edition of
the Construction Contract, and similar exercises are underway for
Spanish and Portuguese. Finally, efforts to consolidate andimprove translations of of the 1999 suite of contracts continue.
For instance, a task group is harmonising the Arabic translations
for re-publication by several associations in Arabic speaking
countries, and an APPC-Portugal task force is preparing
Portuguese translations with the view to their eventual use inPortuguese-speaking countries in Europe, Africa and SouthAmerica. FIDIC is also negotiating with the MDBs licence terms for
the FIDIC® Short Form of Contract for small works as opposd tothe World Bank Smaller Works contract that will remain in use.
Aside from FIDIC contracts, the services agreements suite (ClientConsultant; Joint Venture; Sub-Consultant; Representative) is
being updated along with several risk management documents.
A major effort has also been launched to supply all translations of
FIDIC documents in electronic formats through the FIDIC
Bookshop, together with all the guides and similar documentsthat assist users of the FIDIC contracts.

FIDIC-VBI-VUBIC-HöK Contracts Seminar, Cologne, September 2006
FIDIC-Cornerstone Contracts Workshop, Amsterdam, October 2006
FIDIC-ECV Dispute Resolution Course, Bucharest, October 2006
FIDIC-ICC Arbitration Conference, Paris, October 2006
FIDIC-VBI-VUBIC-HöK Contracts Seminar, Cologne, October 2006
FIDIC-ECV Contracts Course, Brussels, October 2006
FIDIC-Cornerstone Contracts Workshop, Dubai, November 2006
FIDIC-ECV-Tecniberia Contracts Course, Madrid, November 2006
FIDIC-ECV Dispute Resolution Course, Brussels, November 2006
FIDIC-CEAI-CDC-ICT Contracts Course, New Delhi, November 2006
FIDIC-FMCI Contracts Seminar Casablanca, November 2006
FIDIC-ACEM BIMS Seminar, Kuala Lumpur, December 2006
FIDIC International Users Conference 2006, London, December 2006
FIDIC Young Professionals Management Training Programme 2007
FIDIC-ACESL Dispute Resolution Course, Sri-Lanka, January 2007
FIDIC- EFCA PSM Seminar, Brussels, January 2007
FIDIC Contracts Seminar, Oman, January 2007
FIDIC-CEAI, CB and PSM seminars, New Delhi, January 2007
FIDIC-ADB Contracts Courses, Vietnam, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia,
Pakistan, January to March 2007
FIDIC-ECV Contracts Course, Abu Dhabi, February 2007
FIDIC-ECV Dispute Resolution Course, Brussels, March 2007
FIDIC-ECV-Syntec Contracts Course, Paris, March. 2007
FIDIC-ETC-A/E Semianr, Amman, March 2007
FIDIC-OICM Seminar, Bamako, March 2007
FIDIC-VBI-VUBIC-HöK Contracts Seminar, Cologne, March 2007
FIDIC-ESCONE-CRCICA Contracts Course, Cairo, April 2007
FIDIC-ESCONE-CRCICA Dispute Resolution Course, Cairo, April 2007
FIDIC-ICC Arbitration Conference, Dubai, April 2007
FIDIC-ECV-CAPM Dispute Resolution Course, Zagreb, April 2007
FIDIC-VBI-VUBIC-HöK Contracts Seminar, Cologne, April 2007
FIDIC-ECV Contracts Course, Bucharest, May 2007
FIDIC-ECV-DRBF Adjudicators Course, Bucharest, May 2007
FIDIC-VBI-VUBIC-HöK Contracts Seminar, Cologne, May 2007
FIDIC-ECV-MMC Contracts Course, Washington, May 2007
FIDIC-Cornerstone Contracts Workshop, Abu Dhabi, May 2007
FIDIC-JCC-ECV Dispute Resolution Course, Barbados, May 2007
FIDIC-ETC-A/E BC, Contracts Course, Amman, June 2007
FIDIC-ETC-A/E BC, Dispute Resolution Course, Amman, June 2007
FIDIC-ECV Dispute Resolution Course, Brussels, June 2007
FIDIC-ECV-BACEA Dispute Adjudication Course, Sofia, June 2007
FIDIC-VBI-VUBIC-HöK Contracts Seminar, Cologne, June 2007
FIDIC-ECV-ARIC Contracts Course, Bucharest, June 2007
FIDIC-JCC-ECV Contracts Course, Trinidad, July 2007
FIDIC-JCC-ECV Dispute Resolution Course, Trinidad, July 2007
FIDIC-CEAI Dispute Resolution Course, New Delhi, September 2007
FIDIC-CEAI-NHPC Contracts Course, New Delhi, September 2007
FIDIC-CEAI Dispute Resolution Course, Bangalore, September 2007
FIDIC- Iraq MoE training programme, Amman, August 2007
FIDIC-ACENZ, PSM Seminar, New Zealand, August 2007
FIDIC-ACEA PSM Seminars, Melbourne and Sydney, August 2007
FIDIC, DBO Contract Seminar, Singapore, September 2007
FIDIC-Cornerstone Contracts Workshop, Amsterdam, September 07
FIDIC-VBI-VUBIC-HöK Contracts Seminar, Cologne, 20 September 2007
FIDIC-VBI-VUBIC-HöK Contracts Seminar, Cologne, September 2007
FIDIC-ECV Contracts Course, Brussels, October 2007
FIDIC DBO Contract Seminar, London, October 2007
FIDIC-ECV Contracts Course, Washington DC, October 2007
FIDIC-ECV Contracts Course, Tunis, October 2007
FIDIC-StPCP-ECV-RAEC Contracts Course, St. Petersburg, October 2007
FIDIC-VBI-VUBIC-HöK Contracts Seminar, Cologne, October 2007
FIDIC-ESCONE Contracts Course, Cairo, October 2007
FIDIC-ESCONE Seminar, Cairo, October 2007
FIDIC-CECOPHIL Dispute Resolution Course, Manila, October 2007
FIDIC-VBI-VUBIC-HöK Contracts Seminar, Cologne, November 2007
FIDIC-ECV Dispute Resolution Course, Abu Dhabi, November 2007
FIDIC-Cornerstone Claims Management Workshop, Dubai, Novemberr 2007
FIDIC-ECV Dispute Resolution Course, Brussels, December 2007
FIDIC-Cornerstone Contracts Workshop, Warsaw, December 2007
FIDIC Users Conference, London, December 2007
FIDIC-VBI-VUBIC-HöK Contracts Seminar, Cologne, December 2007

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