Engineer’s Determination under FIDIC Red Book 2017: Navigating Ethical Tensions between Neutrality and Loyalty

Abstract

AbstractSubclause 3.7 of the FIDIC Red Book 2017 directs the engineer to act neutrally when determining claims, while Subclause 3.1 elsewhere deems the engineer the employer’s agent. This institutional duality generates ethical and legal tensions that ...Practical ApplicationsOn projects using the engineers under Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs-Conseils (FIDIC) 2017 Red Book, the engineer must balance two roles: acting for the employer in daily administration and acting neutrally when deciding ...