Comparison between the use of FIDIC contract internationally and in Sweden
Typ
Examensarbete för masterexamen
Program
Design and construction project management (MPDCM), MSc
Publicerad
2021
Författare
Al-Saadi, Jafar
Yas Khudhair, Mustafa
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Sammanfattning
The Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) is a client organisation assigned
by the Swedish government to execute the task of developing the transport system for
all traffic in Sweden. As the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) is
establishing new mega projects under the framework of infrastructure development in
Sweden, such as the country's largest road and railway construction projects, like
Gothenburg's "västlänken." As a result, many international contractors are attracted to
engage in these projects in order to earn a profit. Standard agreements, which
implement the AB04 and ABT06 principles in Sweden, regulate and set up the
contracting process. The conventional way of working in the Swedish transport
administration creates barriers for international contractors to enter the Swedish
market. The increasing interest in the Swedish market and specifically Trafikverket to
work with international contractors in infrastructure and construction projects, and the
lack of experience in contracting international contractors the following research
questions is developed: RQ1: What are the potential results that can be achieved
from the comparison between standard agreements and collaborative contracts in the
perspective of FIDIC and AB and ABT?, RQ2: How does FIDIC contracts govern
sustainability, quality and productivity and are there any similarities or differences
with the existing Swedish contract forms AB04 and ABT06?, RQ3: What are potential
improvements/changes in AB and ABT to match international context like FIDIC and
the challenges for implementing this change in Sweden?, RQ4: What are the
challenges in implementing FIDIC contracts by the client organisations in the
Swedish market, specifically Trafikverket?. The aim of this study is to propose a
solution for the Swedish transport administration to make improvements to the use of
current versions of AB and ABT by identifying pitfalls in AB and ABT using the
FIDIC contract as a model, then adding the new appendix created by comparing the
different contract forms to the contract documents to build basis for contracting
international contractors.
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FIDIC, AB04 & ABT06, construction industry, integrated design, , Swedish Transport Administration, collaborative contracts, early contractor involvement (ECI), consultant, infrastructure, sustainability.