In two days August 16-17, 2024, the course “Model Service Agreement between Client and Consultant” was organized by the Vietnam Engineering Consultant Association with the contents in the 2017 Consulting Agreement Set of FIDIC in Ho Chi Minh City. In all courses on FIDIC contracts, “Correct understanding of FIDIC contracts to apply effectively in Vietnam” is always an important goal of VECAS to support organizations and individuals who have been, are and will use them. Use these contract forms in managing and applying to construction projects in Vietnam. This set of Agreement forms is not only of interest to consulting firms and investors, but also desired to be learned by construction contractors due to its intended uses.

FIDIC’s 2017 Consulting Agreement Set includes:

  • “Model Services Agreement Client /Consultant” by FIDIC Fifth Edition – White Book”
  • “Sub-Consultancy Agreement”
  • “Model Joint Venture (Consortium) Agreement between Consultants”

The training course not only focuses on the general structure of FIDIC contract models, the principles of effective application and focuses on the Clauses in the General Conditions, typical Appendices of the Agreement, and dispute resolution mechanism of the Agreement model set … but also mentions some notes compared with Vietnamese law related to consulting contracts such as professional liability insurance, intellectual property, compensation, …

In the next few days, VECAS continues the same course in Hanoi.