A new option for EPCM contracts

By Victoria Peckett2023-07-18T10:00:00

The IChemE Blue Book is a new form of contract for project services – how does it differ from the usual IChemE approach?

A couple of months ago the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) published a new form of contract – the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) Contract – also known as the Blue Book.

EPCM contracts are for use where the client (or purchaser, in IChemE terminology) appoints the contractor for design, engineering and project management/supervision services, but crucially not for carrying out the works itself. These are performed by works contractors engaged directly by the purchaser.

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