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FIDIC in MDB projects
Central Asia’s roads, water and energy are largely built with development-bank money — which means tender documents built on FIDIC. Here is how the World Bank, ADB and EBRD structure it, and what it means for a bidder.
How the banks use FIDIC
World Bank
The Standard Procurement Documents (SPD) for works are built on FIDIC 2017 conditions (following the 2019 FIDIC–MDB licence agreements). Changes to the general conditions are made only through COPA — Conditions of Particular Application — and bidders may not amend the General Conditions in their bid. ES(HS) requirements are strengthened: environmental and social metrics and codes of conduct.
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Standard bidding documents for large works historically relied on the MDB Harmonised Edition (Pink Book) and are moving to the FIDIC 2017 editions after the 2019 agreement. ADB projects are known for detailed qualification, programme and ESHS staffing requirements already at bid stage.
EBRD
For works contracts the EBRD also uses FIDIC-based tender documents; country and project adaptations are made by the client through Particular Conditions using the bank’s templates. The bank’s procurement policies and transparency rules are part of any bid review.
What it means for a bidder
- The General Conditions cannot be amended — hunt for deviations in the COPA / Particular Conditions and compare them against base FIDIC.
- ESHS requirements demand real resources — price them in.
- The DAAB under the 2017 editions is a standing board: budget for it from day one.
- Check payment currencies, the advance repayment schedule and retention — the banks impose their own templates.
- Programme (8.3) and reporting duties are stricter than in private contracts: cost the administration.
- Take qualification criteria and guarantee forms only from the specific tender’s documents.
Sector patterns in Central Asia
Usually the Red Book: the Employer designs, payment is by remeasurement (BoQ). Key risks — ground conditions (4.12), access dates and the programme.
Networks — mostly Red Book; treatment plants and pumping stations — Yellow Book with guaranteed performance and Tests on Completion.
Substations and generation — Yellow Book; project-financed IPPs may use the Silver Book, though it is rare in classic MDB tenders.
Preparing a bid for an MDB tender?
Send the tender package — we will check the COPA against base FIDIC, find the shifted risks and build clarification questions before the deadline.
A reference overview of practice. Each bank updates its standard documents periodically — always follow the specific tender’s documents.