Delayed Issue of Drawings Or Instructions FIDIC

How To Ensure Engineer’s Responses And Instructions Do Not Result In Expensive Claims

A request came from one of our blog followers. It was to examine the Engineer’s duty to provide instructions and responses within a reasonable time. In my experience, failure of the Engineer to comply with such obligations often gives rise to claims. Delayed issue of drawings or instructions are a regular feature of projects around the world.

I shall use the 1999 FIDIC Red Book as an example, although other forms of contract also contain similar provisions.

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Practical Use of the FIDIC Contracts Intermediate E-Course | Accepting Trial Students!

You may have seen last year that Claims Class has stepped into the world of online learning and to kick things off, we launched our Construction Claims Basic and Construction Claims Intermediate E-Courses in 2017.Read more


Success Stories

It’s always great news when we hear how Claims Class has helped people achieve success, either in their careers or with their duties at work. We presented our ‘Construction Claims’ and our ‘Understanding Claims Under the FIDIC Contracts’ courses in Qatar last week and whilst I was there, I gave a talk on dispute boards to 100 plus members of the Qatar branch of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).Read more


Do project consultants (or 'The Engineer') understand their obligations with regard to claims?

Over the past couple of weeks, I have presented our new 2-day ‘Understanding Claims Under the FIDIC Contracts’ intensive training course in Abu Dhabi and Doha. Unusually and quite surprisingly, out of a total of 50 attendees, almost all delegates were from contractors or subcontractors.Read more