1. Creation of National List of Japanese Adjudicators
FIDIC Directors and Secretaries Meeting
Creation of National List of Japanese Adjudicators
Sept 2012
Yoshi Yamashita
Association of Japanese Consulting Engineers

2. Presentation Topics
Background
Preparation
Realization 2

3. Background 1. Increasing Demand of Adjudicators
MDBs started to use FIDIC MDB Harmonized edition in
JICA adopted MDB Harmonized edition for Works contract in 2009.
JICA’s other Standard Bidding Documents including Plant works and Small Works also use Dispute Board/adjudicator since 2010.
Trend to move from ad-hoc DB to standing DB in design build contract? 3

4. Background
2. Insufficient numbers of adjudicator to cope with increasing demand
FIDIC President’s List
- 47 adjudicators
- only one Asian adjudicator (Prof. Toshihiko Omoto)
- assessment at about 3 years interval
FIDIC encourages its Member Associations (MAs) to establish their own National Lists*.
Note : List of Adjudicators established by each FIDIC MA is called National List. 4

5. Preparation 1. AJCE’s Internal Arrangement
Establishment of Adjudicator Committee
1) Initiate realization of adjudicator AJCE List
2) List up necessary preparation works and draft action plan
3) Collaboration with FIDIC
Drafting Rules on Adjudicators
1) Rules provided for necessary procedures for AJCE to prepare
AJCE list of adjudicator under FIDIC contracts ("AJCE List").
2) Adjudicator Assessment Procedural Rules
3) Adjudicator Registration Procedural Rules 5

6. 2. Adjudicator Assessment Procedural Rules
Purpose
Applies on the procedure for assessment of candidate for adjudicators　under FIDIC contracts conducted by AJCE
Contents
1) Establishment of Assessment Panel
2) Announcement in public - 6 months prior to the Assessment
3) Documentary examination
4) Training and Workshop (FIDIC Modules 1, 2, 3 and 3A)
5) Reporting results
6) Others: Fee, Miscellaneous Provisions, Revision and Repeal
Annex: Adjudicator Assessment Application Guidelines 6

7. 3. Qualification Criteria
FIDIC Qualification Criteria
AJCE Qualification Criteria
Member of FIDIC MA
No limitation
Professional Qualification
PE, First-class architect, First-class Manager
on Civil Works, Attorney, In-house legal experience
Experience in Industry
More than 10 years in CE/ Construction Industry
Experience in Oversea Projects
AJCE requires experience in international construction works,
Knowledge on FIDIC Documents
experience in working with FIDIC documents, and experience in
Experience in Dispute Resolution
resolution of contractual disputes
Assessment Workshop
FIDIC Module 3 and 3A
(Module 1 and 2 are prerequisite)
Communication Skill
To be fluent in English
Availability upon Appointment
Essential requirement
Impartiality
Others
Intention to Register on AJCE List 6

8. 4. Adjudicator Registration Procedural Rules
Purpose
Applied for judging capability of successful applicants who could be listed on AJCE List, and for the procedure for registration and the renewal of the AJCE List.
Contents
1) Operation of AJCE List
2) Requirements and Application for registration
3) Confirmation of applicants for registration
4) Term of registration
5) Renewal of registration (re-registration): CPD record required
6) Others : Fees, Deletion, Disclaimer, miscellaneous provisions,
Revision and Repeal 8

9. Realization Process Overall Procedure FIDIC Module 1 and 2 Application
(Nov/2010)
Application
Examination of Qualification
Oct/2010
Sep/2010
Adjudicator Training Workshop (ATW)
Dec/2010
Adjudicator Assessment Workshop (AAW)
Dec/2010
Registration
Establishment of AJCE National List
May/2011 9

10. Realization Process Trainers/Assessors Program Duration
Trainer/Assessor 1
Module 1 and 2
5 days
Mr. James Perry
Mr. Geoff Smith 2
Training Workshop
4 days
Mr. Gordon Jaynes
Mr. Richard Appuhn
Prof. Toshihiko Omoto 3
Assessment Workshop
3 days
Mr. Volker Jurowich
Dr. Götz-Sebastian Hök 10

11. Realization Process
FIDIC Module 1 and 2 11

12. 4. Adjudicator Training Workshop (Module 3/ 3A)
Realization Process
4. Adjudicator Training Workshop (Module 3/ 3A) 12

13. 5. Adjudicator Assessment Workshop (AAW)
Realization Process
5. Adjudicator Assessment Workshop (AAW) 13

14. Realization
Open to Public:
May 2011 14

15. National Lists in the World
Germany (VBI) List
Hungary (AHCEA) List
Philippines(CECOPHIL) in formation Contact
Poland (SIDR) List
Romania (ARIC): Contact Bogdan Oprea
South Africa (SCAACE) List Course
UK (ACE) in formation Course
Japan (AJCE) List
France (SINTEC-INGENIERIE) ) To be Listed
(Source : FIDIC Website) 15

16. Photographs 16

17. Photographs 17

18. Thank you for your attention !