FIDIC contracts 2017—price


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Practice notes

FIDIC contracts 2017—price


Published by a ½Û×ÓÊÓƵ Construction expert

Practice notes
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Price is a key consideration of any construction contract. The FIDIC forms of contract follow two different methods of determining the price. The Red and Pink Books are remeasurement contracts, whereas the Yellow, Silver and Gold Books are lump sum fixed price contracts.

This Practice Note looks at how the Contract Price in the 2017 editions of the FIDIC contracts (Red, Yellow and Silver Books) is calculated, and the ways in which it can be adjusted. For a review of price in the 1999 editions of the Red, Yellow and Silver Books, and in the Pink and Gold Books, see Practice Note: FIDIC contracts (pre-2017 editions)—price.

Remeasurement

In remeasurement contracts, an initial estimate of the value of the works is determined by measuring the quantity of each work item (which will be set out in a document referred to as a bill of quantities) and multiplying it by the agreed rate for that particular item. This calculation is then made again at the end of the project once all the quantities have been remeasured to ascertain the contract price. The

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