International Federation of Consulting Engineers Philip Jenkinson – Chair, FIDIC Contracts Committee Principal Consultant, ATKINS

Session 2: Overview of Key Issues from 2011 FIDIC MDB Harmonised Construction Contract Conference Session 2: Overview of Key Issues from 2011 The Consulting Engineer’s Perspective Philip Jenkinson – Chair, FIDIC Contracts Committee Principal Consultant, ATKINS

The Engineer Duties and Authority Quality of Supervision Status – who is in charge on the Site? Design – supervision continuity: good or bad?

Procurement Standardisation Shortage of appropriate skills Misuse of Contracts Project preparation standards

Administration Compliance with local/applicable laws Local Authorities – permits Land Acquisition Need for improved awareness

Labour Construction – a hazardous industry Rudimentary conditions in many locations Workers’ should know/be told rights Enforcement of international standards

Dispute Boards Favoured and generally successful, BUT Provisions sometimes deleted Decisions sometimes unenforceable More emphasis on dispute avoidance needed

Corruption Considered to be widespread Contractors/Employers/Engineers implicated Transparency of all project processes needed Parties responsible for avoidance

International Federation of Consulting Engineers President Geoff French, UK Vice-President Pablo Bueno, Spain Secretariat FIDIC World Trade Center 2 Geneva Airport Box 311 CH-1215 Geneva 15 Switzerland Tel: +41 22 799 49 00 Fax: +41 22 799 49 01 fidic@fidic.org www.fidic.org Managing Director Enrico Vink