FIDIC Adjudicator Details
International Client Manager
Geoffrey Smith
Country of residence: France
Citizenship: French/British
www.ps-consulting.fr
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Countries with experience
Other countries with experience:
Global regions
- Latin America
- East Asia
- Pacific
- South Asia
- East Europe
- West Europe
- Middle East
- Central Asia
- North Africa
- Sub Sahara Africa
Languages spoken
- English
- French
Construction contract experience
- Construction Contract, 1st Ed (1999 Red Book)
- Construction Contract, MDB Harmonised Ed, June 2010
- EPC/Turnkey Contract, 1st Ed (1999 Silver Book)
- Plant & Design-Build Contract, 1st Ed (1999 Yellow Book)
Consultancy contract experience
- Not applicable - none of the above
Specialist contract experience
- Not applicable - none of the above
CV - Services offered
- Arbitration
- Adjudication
- Mediation
- Conciliation
- Contract Expert/specialist
- Independent expert
- Expert witness
- Councillor
Technical expertise
- Building - domestic
- Building - commercial
- Building - industrial
- Civil Engineering - River & Flood Control
- Civil Engineering - Tunnelling and piling
- Civil Engineering - Dams and reservoirs
- Coastal engineering
- Construction law
- Cost engineering (QS)
- Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
- Energy & Power - Fossil Fuel Systems
- Energy & Power - Hydro Systems
- Energy & Power - Natural gas and LNG Facilities
- Infrastructure, Railways, Bridges
- Marine and ports
- Metro railway and stations
- Road and highways - other
- Rail - Track Engineering and Construction
- Rock Anchors & grouting Tunnels and Shafts
- Water - Water Supply
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Claims and variations
- Extension of time
- Project scheduling
Short summary experiences
Sole DAB member, refurbishment of hydro power plant, West Africa - Standing DAB in relation to refurbishment of 160 MW hydro-electric plant under ENAA contract formExpert determination, combined cycle power plant, West Africa - ICC appointment as expert to determine dispute arising from construction of 350 MW combined cycle gas power plant under FIDIC Silver Book 1999.Sole adjudicator adjudicator, etahne storage plant, Scotland - ICC appointment as sole adjudicator in relation to a dispute arising from the design and construction of ethane storage facility executed under hybrid EPC contract.Sole DAB member, roads & bridges, Francophone Africa - several road and bridge projects (new and rehabilitation/improvement) executed under FIDIC Red Book and hybrid contracts (French language)DAB member, metro project, SE Asia - Standing 3 person DAB related to tunnel & station works, major metro project in SE Asian capital.Mediator, road projects, Central Asia - Retained by Asian Development Bank to mediate dispute arising from termination of three road contracts in Central Asia (FIDIC Pink Book 2010)DAB member, nuclear power, Western Europe - member of 5 person panel appointed to adjudicate disputes arising from construction of major nuclear facility (FIDIC Red & Yellow Books 1999).Arbitrator, road projects, Eastern & Southeasternm Europe - member of 3 person tribunals (ICC & ad hoc) appointed in relation to disputed DAB decisions.Party advisor in arbitration, hydro project, Latin America - Advising contractor and his legal team in relation to a major dispute related to tunnel construction on a hydro-electric project in Central America.Expert witness ICC arbitration, railway electrification, N. Africa - Party appointed expert in relation to railway electrification in Francophone North Africa
Position and experience
Acredited mediator:
Yes
Acredited arbitrator: Yes
Employment status:
Present position: PARTNER, PS CONSULTING
Previous positions:
Acredited arbitrator: Yes
Employment status:
Present position: PARTNER, PS CONSULTING
Previous positions:
Experience
- Sole DAB member
- refurbishment of hydro power plant
- west Africa
- Expert determination
- combined cycle power plant
- west Africa
- Sole adjudicator
- ethane storage plant
- Scotland
- Sole DAB member
- roads & bridges
- francophone Africa
- DAB member
- metro project
- se Asia
- Mediator
- road projects
- central Asia
- DAB member
- nuclear power
- western Europe
- Arbitrator
- road projects
- eastern Europe
- Party adviser in arbitration
- hydro project
- Latin America
- Expert witness
- ICC arbitration
- railway electrification
- N. Africa
Affiliations/Memberships
- Fellow of institution of civil engineers
- Fellow of chartered institute of arbitrators
- Dispute resolution board foundation
- French national committee ICC
- International Bar Association
Panel listings
- FIDIC PRESIDENT'S LIST OF DISPUTE ADJUDICATORS
- SYNTEC FRENCH LIST OF FIDIC DISPUTE ADJUDICATORS
- ACCREDITED MEDIATOR & CONCILIATOR
- INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
Qualifications, jurisdiction and discipline
- Chartered Engineer
- Civil Engineering
- UK
- Barrister
- England & Wales
- Postgraduate diploma in accounting & finance
- Postgraduate diploma in law
