Procedures and Notices required Under FIDIC 1999

Clause 20.4 “DAB Clause

Decision”
20.1 “Contractor’s Claim”

If the contractor considers himself to be entitled to any extension of the Time and/or
any additional payment under any Clause of these Conditions or otherwise,

The contractor became aware or should have become aware of the event or
circumstance

< 28 days

Within 28 days, Contractor shall

give notice of to the Engineer, 42 days or any other period
with a copy to the Employer agreed by the Engineer

If event has direct effect If Event has continuing effect

Within 42 days, The Contractor Within the first 42 days,

shall send to the Engineer an Contractor shall send
account giving detailed particulars an Interim Account Repeated
every 28 days
of the amount claimed and the
grounds upon which the claim is
based End of the event effect

28 days
42 days

Full Detailed Particulars of

cumulative account

42 days

Within 42 days from the submittal of detailed particulars, The Engineer shall
respond with approval, or with disapproval and detailed comments. He may also
request any necessary further particulars, but shall nevertheless give his response
on the principles of the claim within such time

Clause 20.2 “Appointment of

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the DAB
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If either of the parties

raised a dispute to DAB

If 1 PERSON- Jointly
84 days or other If either of the parties appointed by the
period agreed by refers to DAB parties
the parties
If 3 PERSONS- each
party to nominate 1
< 28 days
member for the
NO DECISION is DAB issued a DECISION approval of the other
issued within 84 days on the Dispute within party. The 3rd member,
84 days who shall act as the
DAB shall be appointed CHAIRMAN, is selected
by the Parties by the parties with the
28 days consultation of the 2
nominated members

Replacement of a
member of DAB

42 days from inability

to act or decline to act,
NOTICE OF of the member
DISSATISFACTION The parties have to
agree upon the
If no notice of appointment of the
dissatisfaction replacement. If not
within 28 days, agreed, the appointing
then decision is entity/ official named in
FINAL & BINDING Particular Conditions
shall appoint the
member

ARBITRATION

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Clause 20.5 “Arbitration”

DAB decision is issued and a DAB decision is issued and 28 days Dispute arise and no DAB in
party issued notice of passed with no notice of place and no agreement for
dissatisfaction within 28 days dissatisfaction a party failed to DAB
comply with the same days

Amicable settlement for 56

days after notice of
dissatisfaction Arbitration Commence

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