Profile: Mark Roe

FIDIC and Recent Infrastructure Developments

The demand to open construction markets to international competition, to improve quality, timeliness of supply and price, is growing. There has been a noticeable increase in the number of developers, owners and operators who are now looking to use a form of contract familiar to international contractors even on projects being undertaken in their home jurisdictions. In Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia this has meant a substantial increase in the demand for FIDICbased contracts. International construction business can now be conducted via a familiar, respected and widely available legal framework, saving contractors costs associated with unfamiliar procedures. It also provides an improved competitive environment, which in turn gives the employer a better deal. Often it is quality rather than price that is the driver for this change.

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