FLOW CHART TO DETERMINE THE MOST SUITABLE OF THE 4 CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT (GCC,JBCC,FIDIC,NEC) FOR DIFFERENT PROJECTS
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DETERMINE WHETHER A SHORT FORM OF CONTRACT SHOULD BE USED:
1) Is the project straight-forward, and of short duration?
2) Is sophisticated management Techniques needed?
3) Is the risks to both parties relatively low?
4) Is the design of the works at an advanced stage when the project starts?
YES No No
Does the project Determine the contracting
involve Determine Pricing Strategy
strategy
predominantly
building work?
2) Design and
1) Designed by 3) Construction 4) Management 1) Activity 2) Bill of 3) Cost 4) Target
build/develop and
Employer? Management? Contract? Schedule? Quantities? Reimbursable? Cost?
YES YES or No construct?
YES YES YES
YES YES YES YES YES
JBCC NEC3,FIDIC Yellow
FIDIC Green Book Does the project FIDIC Silver book NEC3, FIDIC Red
Minor book, FIDIC Silver NEC3
Works or NEC3 Short involve Predominantly FIDIC Yellow book, FIDIC Silver NEC3 Engineering book, JBCC or GCC book, JBCC or Engineering and
Agreeme Contract Building work? book or NEC3 Engineering and and Construction 2015 GCC 2015 Construction NEC3 Engineering
nt Construction Contract-ECC Contract-ECC Contract-ECC or and Construction
GCC 2015 Contract-ECC
No YES
GCC 2015,FIDIC JBCC
Red book or NEC3 Principal
Engineering and Building
Construction Agreeme
Contract-ECC nt