International Federation of Consulting Engineers

Philip Jenkinson – Chair, FIDIC Contracts Committee Principal Consultant, ATKINS

Session 2: Overview of Key Issues from 2011

The Consulting Engineer’s Perspective

Philip Jenkinson – Chair, FIDIC Contracts Committee Principal Consultant, ATKINS

FIDIC MDB Harmonised Construction Contract Conference

The Engineer

• Duties and Authority

• Quality of Supervision

• Status – who is in charge on the Site?

• Design – supervision continuity: good or bad?

Procurement

• Standardisation

• Shortage of appropriate skills

• Misuse of Contracts

• Project preparation standards

Administration

• Compliance with local/applicable laws

• Local Authorities – permits

• Land Acquisition

• Need for improved awareness

Labour

• Construction – a hazardous industry

• Rudimentary conditions in many locations

• Workers’ should know/be told rights

• Enforcement of international standards

Dispute Boards

• Favoured and generally successful, BUT

• Provisions sometimes deleted

• Decisions sometimes unenforceable

• More emphasis on dispute avoidance needed

Corruption

• Considered to be widespread

• Contractors/Employers/Engineers implicated

• Transparency of all project processes needed

• Parties responsible for avoidance

International Federation of Consulting EngineersPresident Geoff French, UKVice-President Pablo Bueno, Spain

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