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Table of Contents
1 Cover
2 Foreword
3 Preface
5 1 Overview of the 2017 Contracts 1.1 Introduction 1.2 The Rainbow Suite: The Main Features of the 1999 Red, Yellow and Silver Books 1.3 Contractor Risk in the Silver Book: Two Examples 1.4 New Potential Risks for Contractor and Employer in the 2017 Books 1.5 FIDIC's Guidance for the Preparation of Particular Conditions 1.6 Forms Notes
6 2 Key General Provisions 2.1 Definitions 2.2 Notices and Other Communications 2.3 Law and Language 2.4 Priority of Documents 2.5 Errors in the Employer's Requirements/Delayed Drawings and Instructions 2.6 Use of Documents 2.7 Compliance with Laws 2.8 Limitation of Liability 2.9 Contract Termination: Clause 1.16 Red and Yellow Books/1.15 Silver Book Notes
7 3 The Employer, the Engineer and Contract Administration 3.1 The Employer 3.2 The Engineer/Employer's Administration 3.3 Agreement or Determination 3.4 Meetings Notes
8 4 The Contractor and Fitness for Purpose 4.1 Contractor's General Obligations 4.2 Contractor to Provide Performance Security 4.3 Contractor's Representative 4.4 Subcontractors 4.5 Nominated Subcontractors 4.6 Contractor's Documents: The 2017 Red Book 4.7 Cooperation 4.8 Quality Management and Compliance Verification Systems 4.9 Use of Site Data 4.10 Unforeseeable Difficulties/Physical Conditions 4.11 Other Contractor's Obligations Notes
9 5 Design 5.1 Contractor's General Design Obligations 5.2 Contractor's Documents: 2017 Yellow and Silver Books 5.3 Other Design‐related Provisions Notes
10 6 Plant, Materials and Workmanship/Staff and Labour 6.1 Staff and Labour 6.2 Plant, Materials and Workmanship Notes
11 7 Commencement, Delays and Extensions of Time, and Employer's Suspension of the Works 7.1 Commencement 7.2 Time for Completion 7.3 The Programme 7.4 Advance Warning 7.5 Extensions of Time 7.6 The Specified Causes of Delay to Completion 7.7 Concurrent Causes 7.8 Delay Damages 7.9 Employer's Suspension of the Works Notes
12 8 Testing on and After Completion and Employer's Taking Over 8.1 Testing on Completion 8.2 Employer's Taking Over 8.3 Tests After Completion Notes
13 9 Defects After Taking Over, Acceptance of the Works and Unfulfilled Obligations 9.1 Contractor's Basic Obligation
