About FIDIC
FIDIC, which is an acronym for the “International Federation of Consulting Engineers” (in French “FédérationInternationale Des Ingénieurs-Conseils”), was founded in 1913 by France, Switzerland and Belgium. Today, FIDIC membership covers 75 private national societies from countries around the world and it acts as a non-governmental organization (NGO) charged with promoting the consulting engineering industry internationally, and protecting the interests of the companies which are active in the fields of construction and environment.
FIDIC, which
is an acronym for the “International Federation of Consulting Engineers” (in
French “FédérationInternationale Des Ingénieurs-Conseils”), was founded in 1913
by France, Switzerland and Belgium. Today, FIDIC membership covers 75 private
national societies from countries around the world and it acts as a
non-governmental organization (NGO) charged with promoting the consulting
engineering industry internationally, and protecting the interests of the
companies which are active in the fields of construction and environment.
Only one
association from each country can become a member of FIDIC. The companies which
are members of those associations are then recognized as the members of FIDIC,
and can benefit from a variety of advantages including placing the FIDIC’s logo
on their official paper headers.
FIDIC is
managed by a board of directors comprised of 9 people, who are elected annually
by the General Assembly of National Consulting Engineers Organizations and the
head of the board of directors serves a term of 2 years.
The main
activities of FIDIC include cultural, educational (engineering companies’
management services), procurement of contracts, policies related to engineering
services and also focusing on social responsibilities such as business
integrity, environmental protection, the efficient consumption of energy and
etc. which lead to sustainable design and development.
In recent
years FIDIC has taken part in globally planning activities in order to educate
the young professional members and familiarizing them with the social
responsibilities of the globalization of sustainable development.
The Iranian
Society of Consulting Engineers has also formed a branch for the young
administrative professionals, which encourages them to access and learn from
such FIDIC programs.
The
Consulting Engineers Association, was one of the two fundamental organization
of Iran’s consulting engineers, which became a member of FIDIC in 1973, and for
the first time FIDIC’s general assembly was held in a Non-European country, in
Iran. Since the activities of the Consulting Engineers Association were focused
on the society, in 1995 it gave its place to the Iranian Society of Consulting
Engineers, which became the only official member of FIDIC in Iran.
Dr.
ToorajAmirsoleymani, who at that time was the head of the board of directors at
the Society, became a member of FIDIC’s board of directors in the same year,
and served for 4 years in this position.
In IRSCE,
there is a committee titled “FIDIC Committee”, which is responsible for
carrying out related matters to this organization and keeping in contact with
it. The general secretary of this committee is Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Behnia and
the members of this committee are as followed. [Click here]
In order to
better utilize the procedures of consulting services according to FIDIC rules
which are carried out among its members around the world, the Iranian Society
of Consulting Engineers held 4 seminars so far in November 1997, July 2005,
February 2006 and May 2007. In addition to bringing Consulting Engineers of
different fields together, these seminars have succeeded in obtaining
information related to methods of consultation and also the governing rules of
contracts which are bound between Consulting Engineers and their clients.
In the above
mentioned seminars, FIDIC professionals from the U.S., the U.K., Canada and
Japan were present to lecture about the Consultation Services and their kinds
in different countries and in the Q&A part of the seminars, all presented questions
were elaborately discussed.
The details
of these seminars and the invited keynote speakers in the IRSCE are as
followed:
Seminar 1:
William Lewis from the USA in 1997.
Headlines:
Organizing and forming the services
of engineering profession
Choosing a consulting engineer
Seminar 2:
Robert Grit and John Ritchie from the
United Kingdom.
Headlines:
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Capacity building – Engineering
Services
EPC- Design – Build
Capacity Building –for Iranian
Consulting Engineers
The method of carrying out EP and
EPC designs in Iran and related issues
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Seminar 3:
John Boyd from Canada.
Headlines:
Capacity building – Engineering
services
Sustainable Development
Seminar 4:
KonjiAginaga from Japan.
Headlines:
Sustainable Development and Human
Resources Management