This 2 ½ -day intensive course will provide a thorough understanding of two FIDIC forms of contract of growing importance in international projects: the relatively recent (2008) Design-Build-Operate (Gold Book) form and the EPC/Turnkey (Silver Book) form of contract. The course is accredited by FIDIC and each delegate will receive a certificate of participation.

The course begins by introducing FIDIC and the FIDIC suite of contracts, including latest developments. We place the Gold and Silver Books in context, examining the specific needs or objectives which each form was introduced to meet and showing how each relates to and contrasts with the other FIDIC forms.
We follow with a detailed consideration of the individual clauses of the two Books, beginning with the EPC/Turnkey model of procurement underlying the Silver Book and highlighting the main distinguishing features of this FIDIC design-build form. We examine the main clauses of the Gold Book, comparing and contrasting its design-build elements with the Silver Book on such key issues as contractor responsibility for design, fitness for purpose, errors in Employer’s Requirements and unforeseeable physical conditions. We highlight the new procedures, terminology and structure of the Gold Book so that delegates will have a thorough grasp of this complex area, and we consider such issues as whether and to what extent the Gold Book can be adapted to brownfield (upgrading or refurbishment) projects, sometimes called Operate-Design-Build, as opposed to new-build or greenfield scenarios.