![]() ![]() “What, then, is the use of a standard form?”, they would ask. In addition, they were surprised at the sheer volume of amendments required to protect their legitimate interests. ![]() This view was often encouraged by consultants who advised a FIDIC procurement route and then proffered the White Book as the appropriate form of contract for their own appointment.Įmployers were surprised that it was not consistent and that their liability to the contractor for any poor performance of the engineer, could not be passed on to the party actually responsible. The form was particularly frustrating for those advising employer clients, who assumed that it would be consistent with the FIDIC construction contracts and therefore was practically plug-and-play with the 1999 Rainbow Suite. Happily, the new White Book (fifth edition, 2017) addresses some of the frustrations and is a more balanced starting point. ![]() The FIDIC Client/Consultant Model Services Agreement (fourth edition, 2006) – usually known as the White Book – was a rather frustrating form for lawyers. ![]()
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