In 2003 the APM Partnering SIG launched the Partnering Guidelines. They were very well received and the following year the SIG prepared the 2004 Update – Making Conventional Construction Contracts “Partnering Friendly”.



At this event the SIG will present another Update on “Procurement and the Partnering Philosophy”, which reviews how some of the major procurement approaches available can be coupled with Partnering to deliver success to clients. In addition, the SIG will launch several new Case Studies on leading Partnering projects in Hong Kong. SIG members will speak at the event as follows :

Margaret Coates – Partnering Friendly Contracts
Sandun Wimalasena – Case Study: CLP Cable Tunnels
Malcolm Johnston – Procurement and the Partnering Philosophy
Lindsay Pickles - Benchmarking

All attendees at the 15 November Partnering Guidelines Launch event will receive a free copy of the Guidelines CD which includes the original 2003 Guidelines and both the 2004 and 2005 Updates. Don't miss out on this great offer. For event registration contact secretariat@apmhk.org.hk

The long awaited International version of the Joint Code of Practice has now been promulgated by the International Tunnelling Insurance ...   more »

presented by Mr Terence Tsang, Senior Environmental Protection Officer, Environmental Protection Department of the HKSAR Government

6.30pm for reception; presentation ...   more »

FIDIC contracts have been published for nearly half a century, and have become widely used around the World, including in our region. In May 2005 FIDIC published its Construction Contract Multilateral Development Bank (MDB) Harmonised Edition. It is expected to be the Standard Bidding Document for projects funded by, among others:
 Asian Development Bank
 International Bank for Reconstruction & Development (World Bank)

The Institution of Civil Engineers, Hong Kong Association offer an integrated programme covering the four principal FIDIC contract forms, including the MDB variant.