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What is the difference between fidic red book and silver book?

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Date de publication: 2016/05/19
Wael Ashour
par Wael Ashour , Senior Resident Engineer , SSH International Engineering Consultant

FIDIC Red Book for project design by the Employer and Silver Book for Design & Built by Contractor 

Wael Lotfy Ali
par Wael Lotfy Ali , Contracts Manager , Ghantoot Transport and General Contracting

Red Book is for construction works where the design scope is the responsibility of the Employer.

unlike the silver book which is for turn key jobs where the works are to be designed by the Contractor.

Gurmaninder Singh
par Gurmaninder Singh , Contracts Administrator , Azizi Developments

In Red Book FIDIC Contracts, all the risks associated with design [variation in quantity, rates & any other additional requirements due to further change in tender design], except few, to be beared by the Employer. 

 

In Silver Book, all the risks associated with design to be beared by the Contractor.  

Bramha Kumar Shrestha
par Bramha Kumar Shrestha , Project Maager , Mountain Infra Company Pvt. Ltd.

Different between the FIDIC Red and Silver books are; the Red book guidance for condition of contract for CONSTRUCTION for Building & Engineering works design by the employer and the Silver book guidance for the condition of contract for EPC/ TURNKEY PROJECT works.

Mohammed Azharuddin Sayed
par Mohammed Azharuddin Sayed , Quantity Surveyor MEP , ALYSJ-JV

Red book is for Employer designed project and silver book is used when there is EPC/Turnkey project.

khaled hmila
par khaled hmila , lecturer / interpreter : translator , Tunisian American Chamber of Commerce ( TACC)

The Construction Contract - Red Book, Conditions of Contract for Construction are recommended for building or engineering works designed by the Employer or by his representative, the Engineer.

The Plant Contract - Yellow Book, Conditions of Contract for Plant and Design-Build are recommended for the provision of electrical and/or mechanical plant, and for the design and execution of building or engineering works.

 

Emanuel Pavel Teotoase
par Emanuel Pavel Teotoase , Pavement Engineer

Red book (Construction Contract) is condition of contract for constraction and Silver book is conditions of contract for procurement and contruction.

Till Gross
par Till Gross , Claim Consultant, ADR Practitioner , Self employed

The distinction is made in the scope of implied liabilities. In Silver Book contracts the Contractor bears full liability for achieving fitness for purpose. Red Book contracts retain such liabilities at the Employer.  

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par Utilisateur supprimé

Red Book.......design is Employer's responsibility

Silver Book .....design is contractor's responsibility

Ahmed Farouk
par Ahmed Farouk , contracts manager , Hill International Middle east Limited

Red Book contract :Project is designed by the employer

Silver Book Contract: Design Built by the contractor

OLUSEGUN FADEYI
par OLUSEGUN FADEYI , CHIEF QUANTITY SURVEYOR/SENIOR QUANTITY SURVEYOR , OKI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LTD

Red book is  a Conditions of Contract for employer designed projects while the Silver book is for contractor designed EPC/Turnkey projects. The client bears the design related risks in Red book while the contractor bears design related risks of the Silver book.

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