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What’s Inside?
- ✅Win the Paper War — FIDIC determinations + NEC CE assessments with plug-and-play templates
- ✅Price, Vary, Prove — FIDIC Variations & NEC Compensation Events, end-to-end toolkits
- ✅Programme That Persuades — Critical path, float, and re-baselining that stands up in both forms
- ✅Options With Teeth — Cross-book strategies: FIDIC 1999/2017 vs NEC Options X/Y/Z
- ✅Evidence That Sticks — Trackers, checklists, and narratives built for scrutiny
- ✅Practitioner Mode — Engineer-grade comparisons, flowcharts, and ready-to-edit docs
Quick Start
🎬 Video Spotlight
FIDIC Golden Principles 2024
FIDIC 2017 — What Every Engineer Must Know
Why Become a Member?
- From Knowing to Doing — Notices, letters, and packs that turn claims into outcomes
- Pay What’s Due — FIDIC 14.x payment suite + NEC Defined Cost/SSOCC, audit-ready
- Disputes Don’t Wait — DAAB playbooks + NEC dispute routes with timelines and evidence
- From Risk to Recovery — Delay, prolongation, and cost models you can defend
- Outcomes, Not Overviews — Tools to negotiate, justify, and close across both contracts
- Cut Risk, Save Hours — Pro packs that compress weeks of paperwork into minutes
Exclusive quizzes: Unlock member-only FIDIC & NEC MCQ sets to sharpen your skills.
What Members Say
“Clear breakdown of NEC3 options—looking forward to connecting and learning how others decide between Option A and C!”
Our Philosophy
At Wisdom Waves Hub, we believe in real-world empowerment—knowledge that transforms careers, not just test scores. Our mission is to make industry standards like FIDIC and NEC truly accessible, practical, and applicable for every user, globally.
📑 Popular Clauses & Deep Dives
⚖️ Disputes: DAAB → Amicable → Arbitration
DAAB Procedure: Compliance Guide
Your must-do steps to stay time-bar safe and persuasive.
ReadDelay & Disruption Claim Guide
Distinguish delay vs disruption and prepare claims using the SCL protocol.
OpenClause 20.6 / 21.6 Arbitration
When and how to escalate—ICC, seat, language, enforceability.
OpenLimitation of Liability (1.15)
Caps, exclusions & mutuality under the 2017 edition.
Open💸 Payments & Close-Out
Two-Stage Finals & O&M Payments
DB vs O&M payment certificates; 56-day DAB deeming rule.
OpenLifecycle Funds: ARF & MRF
ARF/MRF schedule rules, release, and sharing under 14.18–14.19.
ReadInterim Payment Certificates (14.6)
Submission logic, corrections & common pitfalls.
OpenSchedule of Payments (14.4)
Align cashflow, milestones & retention.
Read🔁 Variations & Value Engineering
Variation Procedure (13.3)
Instruction → quotation → valuation—clean path.
OpenValue Engineering (13.2)
Share savings safely.
ReadRelated Claims
Keep chains aligned: upstream ↔ downstream.
OpenFIDIC Golden Principles
Draft Z-clauses without breaking balance.
Read🚀 Operation Service & O&M
Operation Service Explained
Clause 10.1–10.9 breakdown: manuals, staffing & KPIs.
ReadLifecycle Funds (ARF/MRF)
Understand ARF/MRF payments, release and sharing.
OpenIncoterms & Risk Allocation
Delivery, risk & duties under FIDIC DBO contracts.
ReadPayment & Close-Out Flowchart
Visualize dual finals and the 56-day rule at a glance.
View🧪 Quick Compare & NEC Options
DAB → DAAB
- 1999: DAB may be ad-hoc or standing; appointed after LOA in 28 days.
- 2017: DAAB is standing by default; proactive visits & informal assistance encouraged.
- See Clause 20.2 (1999) • See 21.8 (2017)
Notices & Time Bars
- 1999: 28-day notice from awareness; Engineer determines (3.5).
- 2017: Similar timing but process tightened; 3.7 collaborative route.
- Clause 20.1 Notices • Amicable Settlement
NEC: Option A vs C
- Option A: Priced contract with activity schedule; greater certainty and fixed prices.
- Option C: Target cost with open-book accounting; pain/gain sharing encourages collaboration.
- Full comparison • Option A vs B
Option C: Pain/Gain
- Target cost defined in contract data; actual cost compared against it.
- Share bands allocate savings or overruns between Client & Contractor.
- Explainer & calculator
Sectional Completion
- Uses X5–X16 options to define multiple completion dates and damages/bonuses.
- NEC4 clarifies definitions and integrates sectional dates into contract data.
- NEC3 vs NEC4 guide
🧮 Cost Estimator PRO
Estimate material costs across India, the US and the UK. Add multiple segments, apply mark-ups and wastage, toggle units, and generate a detailed report with KPIs and step-by-step calculations.
Methodology & Assumptions
Costs are computed per segment using the formula:Cost = Volume × Unit Rate × (1 + Markup/100) × (1 + Wastage/100). Unit Rates (per m³ or per yd³) are based on regional averages for 2025 and are approximate—users should verify against current market quotes. Changing the Unit System converts volumes (1 m³ = 1.308 yd³). Standards select default coefficients and note the relevant clause; values may auto-populate in future iterations. Currency values are displayed in the native currency of the selected region; convert manually if needed.
Take the FIDIC Mixed-Form Scenario Quiz or browse clause explainers.
Practical, exam-style, and scenario-based learning.
