INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF 
    CONSULTING ENGINEERS (FIDIC)’S 
   GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT 
           (GCC)
           FOR 
   CONSTRUCTION WORKS CONTRACTS
           Introduction
           The training program for this session includes the definition of the General 
           Conditions of Contract for ConstructionWorks prepared by the 
           International Federation of Consulting Engineers - FIDIC - issued in 1999 
           and some of the amendments made in 2006 by the World Bank and 
           multinational development banks. We will review the most important 
           contrasting points of these conditions with the General Conditions of 
           Contracts for Civil Engineering Works issued by the Ministry of Planning in 
           1987. 
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       Brief History of the International Federation of 
       Consulting Engineers (FIDIC)
       • The International Federation of Consulting Engineers was founded  in 
         1913 by the French.
       • It was expanded in 1945 to include 40 national federation of consulting 
         engineers
       • The first edition of the contract terms of the Red Book was published in 
         1957, followed by the second, third and fourth editions in the years 
         1963, 1977, and 1987, respectively.
       • In 2007, the Federation had 73 members of national associations of 
         consulting engineers.
       • The main headquarters is located in the city of Geneva in Switzerland 
         and the administrative staff is of five people, who could be contacted on 
         the number +41 22 7994900
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           Brief History of the International Federation of 
           Consulting Engineers (FIDIC)
           • Director of the Federation - Enrico Fink.
           • The General Director of the Federation - Peter Boswell.
           • The President of the Federation, who is elected by the Executive 
               Council, composed of seven members of the international federations, 
               for a presidency lasting for two years.
           • The website of the Federation: www.fidic.org 
           • Publications can be viewed on the website: fidic.org.pub 
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