FIDIC Notice Guides

Guides & templates for construction professionals

Free guides, clause explanations, and notice templates to help you protect your claims under FIDIC contracts. From first notice to detailed particulars.

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Claims & Notices
FIDIC Clause 20.1 Notice Guide
Essential
How to Write a Notice of Claim: Complete Guide
Step-by-step guide to drafting a compliant notice of claim. What to include, when to send it, and common mistakes that invalidate claims.
Weather Delay Notice Guide
Notice Type
How to Write a Weather Delay Notice
When adverse weather qualifies for an extension of time, what evidence you need, and how to structure your notice.
Unforeseen Conditions Guide
Notice Type
How to Write an Unforeseen Conditions Notice
How to notify the Engineer when ground conditions differ from what was reasonably foreseeable at tender stage.
Variation Claims Guide
Notice Type
How to Write a Variation Claim Notice
How to handle instructed and constructive variations, valuation disputes, and the notice requirements.
Access to Site Guide
Notice Type
How to Write an Access to Site Delay Notice
What to do when the Employer fails to provide timely access and how to protect your entitlement.
Delayed Drawings Guide
Notice Type
How to Write a Delayed Drawings Notice
How to claim when drawings or instructions are issued late and it impacts the critical path.
FIDIC Payment Notices Guide
Essential
How FIDIC Payment Notices Actually Work
Interim certificates under Clause 14.6, the 56-day payment deadline, and how to calculate financing charges for late payment under 14.8.
Deadlines & Procedures
28-Day Rule Guide
Critical
How the 28-Day Rule Kills More Claims Than Merit
The single most important deadline in FIDIC contracts. Miss it and your claim is dead.
42-Day Particulars Guide
Procedure
How to Submit Detailed Particulars Within 42 Days
What the Engineer expects, how to structure your submission, and what level of detail is enough.
Notice vs Claim Guide
Explainer
How to Tell the Difference Between a Notice and a Claim
They're different documents with different deadlines. Here's why it matters.
Practical Guides
Extension of Time Guide
Guide
How to Claim an Extension of Time
When you're entitled to an EoT, how to calculate it, and how to present your case.
Common Mistakes Guide
Must Read
How to Avoid the 10 Mistakes That Kill Notices
From late submissions to wrong clause references — the mistakes that kill claims.
Red Book vs Yellow Book Guide
Comparison
How Notice Requirements Differ: Red Book vs Yellow Book
Same FIDIC family, different risk allocation. How notice requirements change.