FIDIC Adjudicator Details

International Client Manager

Gordon  Barry

  Country of residence: Ireland

  Citizenship: Irish

  https://www.disputeboards.eu/

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Countries with experience

Other countries with experience:

Global regions

  • North America
  • East Asia
  • Pacific
  • East Europe
  • West Europe
  • Middle East
  • Central Asia
  • North Africa
  • Sub Sahara Africa
  • Caribbean

Languages spoken

  • English

Construction contract experience

  • Construction Contract, 1st Ed (1999 Red Book)
  • Construction Contract, MDB Harmonised Ed, June 2010
  • Design-Build-Operate Contract, 1st Ed 2008
  • Plant & Design-Build Contract, 1st Ed (1999 Yellow Book)

Consultancy contract experience

  • Client-Consultant Agreement (White Book), 4th Ed 2006
  • Client-Consultant Agreement (White Book), 5th Ed 2017
  • Joint Venture (Consortium) Agreement, 1st Ed 1992
  • Not applicable - none of the above

Other contract experience

  • Conditions of Contract for Design-Build and Turnkey 1st Ed (1995 Orange Book)

CV - Services offered

  • Arbitration
  • Adjudication
  • Mediation
  • Conciliation
  • Facilitator
  • Technical expert
  • Contract Expert/specialist
  • Independent expert

Technical expertise

  • Airports - terminals and support
  • Airports - other
  • Building - domestic
  • Building - commercial
  • Building - industrial
  • Building services - Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning
  • Building services - lighting/electrical
  • Building services - Gas
  • Building services - water
  • Building services - Communications
  • Building services - Acoustics and insultation
  • Building services - Security & Alarm Systems
  • Building services - other
  • Civil Engineering - Site Investigation
  • Civil Engineering - Foundations and Subsidence/Settlement
  • Civil Engineering - Land Drainage & Dewatering
  • Civil Engineering - River & Flood Control
  • Civil Engineering - Tunnelling and piling
  • Civil Engineering - Dams and reservoirs
  • Civil Engineering - other
  • Chemical Engineering - Pharmaceutical
  • Chemical Engineering - other
  • Control & Automation
  • Coastal engineering
  • Construction law
  • Cost engineering (QS)
  • Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
  • Environmental issues
  • Geotechnics and foundations
  • Energy & Power - Fossil Fuel Systems
  • Energy & Power - Hydro Systems
  • Energy & Power - Wind Wave & Tidal Systems
  • Energy & Power - Solar Systems
  • Energy & Power - Natural gas and LNG Facilities
  • Energy & Power - other
  • Infrastructure, Railways, Bridges
  • Marine and ports
  • Metro railway and stations
  • Metals and Mining
  • Road and highways - Planning, Layout and Design
  • Road and highways - bridges and car parks
  • Road and highways - other
  • Rail - other
  • Rock Anchors & grouting Tunnels and Shafts
  • Waste Disposal - Solid Waste Management
  • Waste Disposal - Hazardous Waste Management
  • Water - drainage and sewerage
  • Water - Water Supply
  • Water - Water Treatment
  • Water - Sewerage
  • Water - Sewage Treatment
  • Water - Desalination
  • Water - Flooding and Drainage
  • Waste Water - Treatment and Pumping Plant
  • Waster Water - treatment/distribution
  • Other Operation & Maintenance of Water Services Facilities
  • Claims and variations

  • Extension of time
  • Project scheduling
  • Technical issues

Short summary experiences

Gordon has been providing dispute resolution and avoidance services professionally since 2006, when he took charge of his first arbitration. Gordon has since been appointed to dispute resolution roles in a diverse range of model contract forms, including FIDIC. The sectors, where he has been appointed to a dispute resolution role, include Motorways and Bridges, Harbour Development & Marine Works, Building & Civil Engineering, Land Remediation, Solid Waste Facilities, Water Services, Electricity Markets, Manufacturing, Product Research & Development, Sale of Goods and Procurement Disputes. The appointments have been in respect of projects with contract values in the range of €500M to €1B and dispute values in excess of €20M. Gordon is available to be appointed to dispute boards worldwide.

Position and experience

Acredited mediator: Yes
Acredited arbitrator: Yes

Employment status:
Present position: Aquarius Dispute Resolution Ltd - Proprietary Director
Previous positions: 1989 - 1998: Process Engineer / Project Manager with Process Engineering Contractors, 1998 - Present: Project Manager / Technical Director with Engineering Consultancies

Experience

  • Standing Dispute Board - Harbour Development & Marine Works
  • Ad-Hoc Dispute Board - Motorway & Bridges
  • Ad-Hoc Dispute Board - Solid Waste Facilities
  • Ad-Hoc Dispute Board - Electricity Market
  • Ad-Hoc Dispute Board – Water Treatment Plant
  • Ad-Hoc Dispute Board - Hospital
  • Arbitrator - Electrical Contract
  • Arbitrator - Mechanical Fabrication
  • Arbitrator - Land Remediation
  • Expert Determiner - Product Design & Development
  • Independent Expert Review - Procurement Dispute

Affiliations/Memberships

  • FCIArb - Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
  • FIEI - Fellow of Engineers Ireland
  • FCIWEM - Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management
  • AMIChemE - Associate Member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers to FIChemE - Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers please
  • Accredited Dispute Adjudicator - International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC)
  • Accredited Mediator – Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Panel listings

  • FIDIC President's List
  • Fellow of the Dispute Board Federation
  • Vice-Chairperson of the Capacity Market Disputes Panel for the Single Electricity Market (SEM) - Ireland
  • Trading & Settlement Disputes Panel for the Single Electricity Market (SEM) - Ireland
  • European Commission lists for Bilateral Trade Disputes with Third Countries - (i.)Arbitrator - (ii.)Trade and Sustainable Development Experts
  • China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)
  • Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC)

Qualifications, jurisdiction and discipline

  • BE - Bachelor of Engineering - University College Dublin (National University of Ireland)
  • DipArb - Diploma in Arbitration - University College Dublin (National University of Ireland)
  • EurIng - European Engineer Registered with FEANI (European Federation of National Engineering Associations)
  • CEng - Chartered Engineer - Registered with Engineers Ireland
  • CEnv - Chartered Environmentalist - Registered with the Society for the Environment (UK)
  • CSci - Chartered Scientist - Registered with the Science Council (UK)
  • CWEM - Chartered Water & Environmental Manager
  • CEng – Chartered Engineer – Registered with the Engineering Council (UK)
  • RPEQ – Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (Australia)