Located in Geneva,Switzerland,FIDIC aims to represent globally Consulting Engineering by promoting interests of Firms/Engineers supplying technology-based services for built and natural environment.Run mostly by volunteers,FIDIC is well known for work in defining Conditions of Contract for construction industry worldwide.Companies and Organizations belonging to FIDIC National Member Associations are encouraged to announce themselves as FIDIC members and use FIDIC logo.Use of logo is strictly controlled and all FIDIC products and services are protected by FIDIC trademark.
History
There were 59 participants at the inaugural meeting during the World Exhibition in Ghent, Belgium in July 1913 to discuss the possibility of forming a global federation of consulting engineers. Of these, 19 were official delegates from the USA, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland, with the remainder coming from Austria-Hungary, Canada, Russia and the UK. The meeting led to FIDIC's formal constitution on 22 July 1913. Some countries, however, maintained only provisional links during the first few years. The founding members of FIDIC were Belgium, France and Switzerland. FIDIC led a difficult life until the late 1940s with a changing number of members, all from Europe. In 1959, these were joined by Australia, Canada, South Africa and the USA to form FIDIC international. The first member associations from the developing world joined in 1965 and in 1967 Colombia joined.
Activities
FIDIC organises World Consulting Engineering Conference seminars and training courses. FIDIC training manualGuide to Practice-the business of a professional services firm is known throughout profession of engineering. FIDIC also runs a bookshop and publishes international contracts and business practice documents which are used as guides and templates world over. FIDIC is best known for its range of contracts that includes Dredgers Contract, Short Form of Contract, Construction Contract, Plant & DB Contract; DBO Contract, and EPC/Turnkey Contract. Details available in FIDIC Bookshop. FIDIC publishes Client/Consultant Model Services Agreement together with Sub-Consultancy Agreement and Joint Venture Agreement. FIDIC publishes MDB Harmonised Edition of Construction Contract used by MDB including World Bank for their projects.
Management
In March 2018 it was announced that Er.Ing. Nelson Ogunshakin had been appointed new CEO of FIDIC.He was to replace current Managing Director Er.Ing.Enrico Vink later in the year.
