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Term
Meaning
Defined in section
Term
Meaning
Defined in section
1977 Red Book
FIDIC1 Conditions of Contract for Works of Civil Engineering Construction – Third Edition 1977.
1.3.1
1987 Red Book
FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Works of Civil Engineering Construction – Fourth Edition 1987.
1.3.1
1987 Yellow Book
FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Electrical and Mechanical Works – Third Edition 1987.
1.3.1
1995 Orange Book
FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Design-Build and Turnkey – First Edition 1995.
1.3.1
1999 Red Book
FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Construction – First Edition 1999.
1.3.1
1999 Silver Book
FIDIC Conditions of Contract for EPC/Turnkey Projects – First Edition 1999.
1.3.1
1999 Yellow Book
FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Plant and Design-Build – First Edition 1999.
1.3.1
2017 Red Book
FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Construction – Second Edition 2017.
1.3.1
2017 Silver Book
FIDIC Conditions of Contract for EPC/Turnkey Projects – Second Edition 2017.
1.3.1
2017 Yellow Book
FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Plant and Design-Build – Second Edition 2017.
1.3.1
AAK
Architectural Association of Kenya.
8.2.10
Abrahamson Principles
Principles of fair and balanced risk allocation, articulated in Max W Abrahamson, ‘Risk Management’ (1983) International Construction Law Review 241, 244.
2.4
Accepted Contract Amount
FIDIC definition (Red,2 Pink, Yellow,3 Gold and Emerald Books).
FIDIC GCs
ADCCAC
Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Centre.
12.2.11
ADGM
Abu Dhabi Global Market.
12.1.2
adhesion contract
A contract in which its essential clauses are imposed or are drafted by one party, by a third person especially for a party or as a result of its instructions, the other party having only the possibility to accept the contract as such.
ADIO
Abu Dhabi Investment Office.
12.2.8
ADM
Abu Dhabi Municipality.
12.3.1
ADR
Alternative dispute resolution – alternative to resolution by litigation in court.
Advance Payment Certificate
FIDIC definition (2017 Red, 2017 Yellow and Emerald Books).
FIDIC GCs
Advance Payment Guarantee
FIDIC definition (2017 Red, 2017 Yellow, 2017 Silver4 and Emerald Books).
FIDIC GCs
AEC
Architecture, engineering and construction.
8.2.6
AfDB
African Development Bank.
9.2.1
AFSA
Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa.
13.6.1
AI
Artificial intelligence.
11.2.6
AIPEX
Foreign Investment Regulator (Angola).
4.2.3
amiable compositeur
An arbitrator acting as amiable compositeur is not bound by strict rules of law but is entitled to decide according to their subjective sense of what is fair and just (equitably) without strict regard to the rules of law that would otherwise apply. See also ex aequo et bono.
13.4.2
ANPG
National Concessionaire Angolan Agency for Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels.
4.2.8
AOA
The symbol for Kwanza, the currency of Angola.
4.2.1
APIL
Angolan Private Investment Law.
4.1.2
Appendix to Tender
FIDIC definition (1987 Red, 1999 Red and 1999 Yellow Books).
FIDIC GCs
ARCON
Architects Registration Council of Nigeria.
9.2.3
ATCEA
Association of Turkish Consulting Engineers and Architects.
11.2.10.4
Bank
FIDIC definition (Pink Book).
FIDIC GCs
Base Date
FIDIC definition (Red, Pink, Yellow, Silver, Gold and Emerald Books).
FIDIC GCs
BaTCoDA
Building and Transport Construction Design Authority (Ethiopia)
6.2.9
BDS
Bid Data Sheet.
6.4.2
Bill of Quantities
FIDIC definition (1987 Red, Red, Pink and Emerald Books).
FIDIC GCs
BIM
Building information modelling or building information management.
5.8
Blue-Green Book
FIDIC Form of Contract for Dredging and Reclamation Works – First Edition 2006, Second Edition 2016.
1.3.1
bonos mores
Good manners (Latin).
11.5.1.1
BoQ
Bill of quantities.
BORAQS
Board of Registration of Architects and Quantity Surveyors (Kenya).
8.2.3.3
Borrower
FIDIC definition (Pink Book).
FIDIC GCs
BOT
Build-Operate-Transfer.
8.2.10
BPP
Bureau of Public Procurement (Nigeria).
9.2.3
CAGR
Compound annual growth rate.
5.2.1
CAR insurance
Construction All Risks insurance or Contractor's All Risk insurance.
7.2.9
9.2.8
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