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FIDIC Training

Navigate FIDIC Contracts with Confidence.

FIDIC contracts govern billions of dollars in international construction and engineering projects every year. Yet many professionals working under these contracts lack a thorough understanding of their rights, obligations, and the procedures they must follow. This gap leads to missed entitlements, avoidable disputes, and significant commercial losses for both owners and contractors.

We provide specialized FIDIC Training for EPC contractors, project owners, and commercial teams across the globe. Backed by over 25 years of industry experience, our programs cover the most widely used FIDIC forms — including the Red, Yellow, Silver, and Gold Books. Each course builds the practical knowledge professionals need to administer FIDIC contracts correctly and protect their organization’s position throughout the project.

Our ultimate goal is to ensure your teams can manage FIDIC contracts with confidence and precision. We do this by designing and delivering customized training programs that translate complex contract language into clear, applicable knowledge — aligned with international best practices and the latest FIDIC suite updates.

Over the past years, we have successfully conducted FIDIC training programs for EPC contractors, project owners, consulting engineers, and legal and commercial teams across multiple countries. Our sessions are relevant to both organizations new to FIDIC and experienced teams deepening their knowledge.

FIDIC Contracts: The Global Standard, and a Serious Risk for the Untrained

FIDIC contracts govern the world’s most significant infrastructure and industrial projects, including power plants, highways, and turnkey industrial facilities. In India, they are widely used in projects funded by the World Bank, ADB, and JICA, and across the private EPC sector for power, oil and gas, and industrial construction requiring internationally recognised risk allocation and dispute resolution frameworks.
Yet most engineers, project managers, procurement leads, and commercial managers executing these contracts have no formal training in how they actually work. They miss notice deadlines, misread Silver Book risk allocation, and lose claims they were entitled to.
RKS Trainings FIDIC contract training is built to close that gap for real professionals managing real projects

The FIDIC Rainbow Suite: Which Book Governs Your Project?

FIDIC, the Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs-Conseils, has developed a suite of standardised contract templates used globally for construction, design-build, and EPC projects. Each contract in the Rainbow Suite is color-coded to reflect its purpose and risk profile.

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Red Book — Construction Contract

The Employer provides the design. The Contractor builds. Risk is shared, an independent engineer administers the contract, and payment is based on a bill of quantities. Used for civil works, roads, bridges, pipelines, and building projects.

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Yellow Book — Plant and Design-Build Contract

The Contractor is responsible for both design and construction. Risk shifts more towards the Contractor and payment is lump sum. Widely used for power plant supply and erection, process plant construction, and design-build infrastructure works.

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Silver Book — EPC and Turnkey Contract

Designed specifically for EPC and turnkey projects including process plants, power facilities, and private infrastructure. The Contractor carries out all engineering, procurement, and construction and delivers a fully operational facility. The Contractor bears the highest risk, including design responsibility and unforeseeable ground conditions. There is no independent Engineer and payment is lump sum. The Silver Book governs most large EPC power, oil and gas, and industrial projects in India and globally.

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Other Books in the Suite

The Gold Book covers Design-Build-Operate contracts. The Green Book is for smaller, lower-value projects. The Pink Book is used for multilateral development bank-funded projects, including the World Bank and ADB. The White Book governs professional services agreements.

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Why FIDIC Training Matters Specifically for Indian Project Professionals

FIDIC contracts operate very differently from the domestic Government Conditions of Contract used by CPWD and NHAI. Many experienced Indian engineers and project managers are familiar with domestic formats but have never received formal training on how FIDIC clauses actually work.
This creates a serious practical problem. FIDIC’s tiered dispute resolution structure, covering the Engineer’s determination, the Dispute Avoidance and Adjudication Board, and arbitration, often conflicts with Indian arbitration and conciliation law. Project teams trained on domestic contracts are frequently unprepared for these differences.
RKS Trainings addresses this directly. Our FIDIC training covers both the international framework and its practical application within the Indian legal environment, including the Indian Contract Act and the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996.

Who Should Attend?

This training is designed for professionals at all levels who work with FIDIC-based contracts in any capacity.

Project Managers and Deputy Project Managers

administering FIDIC contracts on EPC and infrastructure projects gain the clause-level competence to manage their contractual obligations proactively rather than reactively.

Contract Managers and Commercial Managers

responsible for pre- and post-award obligations under FIDIC develop a structured framework for managing variations, claims, payments, and dispute avoidance across the project lifecycle.

Engineers and Site Managers

who deal with variations, notices, and instructions under FIDIC conditions learn which obligations carry time bars and what the practical consequences of missing them are.

Quantity Surveyors and Claims Professionals

preparing, assessing, and defending claims under FIDIC build the procedural knowledge to prepare and respond to claims correctly from the first notice to the final determination.

Planning and Scheduling Engineers

looking to strengthen their knowledge of project control frameworks, EVM, and performance reporting will find the curriculum directly applicable.

Procurement and Tendering Teams

developing contracts using FIDIC as the base form understand how Particular Conditions interact with General Conditions and where the greatest contractual risks are introduced.

Legal and Compliance Teams and Project Owners

gain a clear understanding of how FIDIC rights and obligations operate in practice, including how the same clause reads differently from the Employer's and Contractor's perspectives.

FIDIC Training Programme Curriculum

The curriculum builds from foundational understanding through to practical clause-level competence and dispute management. All modules are customised to your organisation’s FIDIC environment and experience level.

Module 1: Introduction to FIDIC

Covers the full Rainbow Suite, how to select the right contract form, key differences between the 1999 and 2017 Editions, how FIDIC compares to Indian Government conditions of contract, the hierarchy of contract documents, and why Particular Conditions are where projects are commercially won or lost.

Module 2: Roles, Responsibilities, and Obligations

Covers the Employer's rights and risk exposure, the Contractor's design and performance obligations, the Engineer's authority under the Red and Yellow Books, the Employer's Representative role under the Silver Book, the DAAB function, and key time-barred obligations that cannot be missed without serious commercial consequence.

Module 3: Risk Allocation and Key Clauses

Covers Clause 4.10 (Site Data), Clause 4.12 (Unforeseeable Physical Conditions and its different treatment in the Silver Book), Clauses 4.2 and 14 (Performance Securities and Advance Payment), Clause 8.8 (Liquidated Damages), Clause 17 (Limitation of Liability), Clause 18 (Force Majeure), and Clause 19 (Insurance obligations).

Module 4: Variations and Change Management

Covers the definition of a variation under Clause 13, instructed and constructive variations, the variation order procedure, notice requirements and valuation methods, value engineering under Clause 13.2, managing scope creep, and risks introduced by particular conditions that modify standard variation procedures.

Module 5: Claims Management Under FIDIC

It covers the claims procedure under Sub-Clause 20.1 (1999) and Clause 20 (2017), Extension of Time, prolongation costs, disruption claims, consequences of missing the 28-day notice requirement, concurrent delays and EOT entitlement, preparing claims using contemporaneous records, and common EPC scenarios including late drawings, owner-caused delays, differing site conditions, and change in law.

Module 6: Payment Procedures

Covers milestone payments, monthly valuations, lump sum mechanisms, the Engineer's interim payment certificate obligations and timelines, consequences of late payment, the final payment certificate and final account process, and conditions governing performance security release and retention reduction.

Module 7: Dispute Resolution Under FIDIC

Covers the full tiered resolution ladder: engineer's determination, DAAB process and appointment, the 56-day amicable settlement requirement, and international arbitration under ICC Rules. Also covers FIDIC dispute resolution's interaction with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 and practical dispute avoidance strategies.

Module 8: FIDIC 2017 Updates

Covers key changes from the 1999 to the 2017 Edition: restructured claims procedures, the shift from DAB to DAAB, the Engineer's evolved neutral role, new early warning and program management obligations, and changes to payment and notice procedures. Also covers managing legacy contracts still running under the 1999 edition.

The RKS Trainings Approach to FIDIC Training

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Practitioner-Led, Not Academically Driven

Rajeev Sharma has personally administered FIDIC-based contracts on major EPC and infrastructure projects across India and internationally. He has evaluated claims, handled Engineer's determinations, and represented clients in FIDIC-based commercial negotiations. Every clause taught is connected to a real situation on a real project.

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India-Specific Context Built In

Most FIDIC training in India is adapted from programs designed for the Middle East or European markets. Our training addresses the intersection of FIDIC conditions with Indian law, including the Indian Contract Act, the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, and CPWD and NHAI frameworks.

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Both Sides of the Contract Table

We train employer teams and contractor teams, often together. Understanding how a Contractor reads Clause 20 when preparing an EOT claim, or how an Employer assesses a variation instruction, gives both parties a commercial edge and reduces disputes before they start.

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Customised Case Studies

Training uses case studies drawn from actual disputes and claim situations on EPC, power, and infrastructure projects in India and globally. Participants work through realistic scenarios including assessing claims, drafting variation instructions, evaluating notice compliance, and preparing DAAB submissions.

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Programme Format and Delivery

In-person / Classroom

Instructor-led at your office or nominated venue

Online / Virtual Live

Interactive sessions via Zoom or MS Teams

Blended Learning

Pre-reading, live sessions, and post-training reference materials

Intensive Workshop

Compressed 1 to 2 day format focused on specific FIDIC books or topics

Duration: 2 to 4 days for comprehensive programmes. Focused single-module workshops can be delivered in 1 day.
Group Size: Ideal for groups of 10 to 25 participants for effective case study discussion and role-based exercises.
Certificate: All participants receive a certificate of completion from RKS Trainings on finishing the programme.

Training Programmes at a Glance

Programme
 
 
Duration
 
 
Best For
 
 
FIDIC Contracts: Introduction and Overview
 
 
1 Day
 
 
Engineers and managers new to FIDIC
 
 
FIDIC Red Book: Practical Workshop
 
 
2 Days
 
 
Civil and infrastructure project teams
 
 
FIDIC Yellow and Silver Book: EPC Focus
 
 
2 Days
 
 
EPC project teams and commercial managers
 
 
FIDIC Claims and EOT: Practical Training
 
 
2 Days
 
 
Claims teams, QS, and commercial managers
 
 
FIDIC 2017 Edition: What Has Changed
 
 
1 Day
 
 
Experienced professionals updating to 2017
 
 
FIDIC Dispute Resolution and DAAB
 
 
1 Day
 
 
Senior managers, legal teams, project directors
 
 
Comprehensive FIDIC Programme: All Books
 
 
3 to 4 Days
 
 
Full team upskilling across all FIDIC forms
 
 

 

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“Your training on Contract Management for EPC Projects was the best and most engaging program I have ever attended on the subject. There was something for everyone.”

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Know Your Contract. Protect Your Project.

On large EPC and infrastructure projects, the difference between a successfully delivered project and a disputed one is rarely technical. It is contractual. Teams that understand their FIDIC contract, clause by clause and obligation by obligation, make better decisions, document more effectively, respond to change more confidently, and resolve problems before they become claims.
That is the knowledge RKS Trainings builds, grounded in 25 years of real project experience, calibrated for the Indian and global project environment, and built to make an immediate difference on your next project.
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Frequently asked question

No. Our FIDIC training is designed for project professionals: engineers, managers, procurement leads, and commercial teams, not lawyers. Legal concepts are explained in plain English and connected directly to the decisions your team makes every day on site and in the office.