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International Federation of Consulting Engineers. Philip Jenkinson – Chair, FIDIC Contracts Committee Principal Consultant, ATKINS. FIDIC MDB Harmonised Construction Contract Conference. Session 2: Overview of Key Issues from 2011 The Consulting Engineer’s Perspective - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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International Federation of Consulting Engineers
Philip Jenkinson – Chair, FIDIC Contracts Committee Principal Consultant, ATKINS
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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
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The Engineer
• Duties and Authority
• Quality of Supervision
• Status – who is in charge on the Site?
• Design – supervision continuity: good or bad?
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Procurement
• Standardisation
• Shortage of appropriate skills
• Misuse of Contracts
• Project preparation standards
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Administration
• Compliance with local/applicable laws
• Local Authorities – permits
• Land Acquisition
• Need for improved awareness
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Labour
• Construction – a hazardous industry
• Rudimentary conditions in many locations
• Workers’ should know/be told rights
• Enforcement of international standards
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Dispute Boards
• Favoured and generally successful, BUT
• Provisions sometimes deleted
• Decisions sometimes unenforceable
• More emphasis on dispute avoidance needed
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Corruption
• Considered to be widespread
• Contractors/Employers/Engineers implicated
• Transparency of all project processes needed
• Parties responsible for avoidance
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International Federation of Consulting EngineersPresident Geoff French, UKVice-President Pablo Bueno, Spain
Secretariat FIDICWorld Trade Center 2Geneva AirportBox 311 CH-1215 Geneva 15 Switzerland Tel: +41 22 799 49 00Fax: +41 22 799 49 01
[email protected] www.fidic.org
Managing Director Enrico Vink