The World Bank and other Multilateral Development Banks want dispute boards on the projects they finance. This is because they are aware of their value for dispute avoidance and early dispute resolution. Internationally, the most-used standard forms of contract for infrastructure, construction, power projects etc. are FIDIC contracts. FIDIC’s latest editions of the Rainbow Suite (2017) – the famous Red, Yellow and Silver Books – foresee a standing dispute avoidance/adjudication board (DAAB). In this context, FIDIC has recently started FCL, its certification body, to select Certified Adjudicators. A great initiative of FIDIC’s President, Tony Barry, and FIDIC’s CEO, Dr. Nelson Ogunshakin.

FIDIC Certified Adjudicator

After a preselection, to become Certified Adjudicators, the candidates go through solid testing of their knowledge and competences on FIDIC contracts and on Alternative Dispute Resolution / dispute boards. More information here: https://fcl.fidic.org/our-programmes/adjudicators/

As a member of Dispute Resolution Board Foundation and a Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), AfiTaC’s Managing Director, Jan Bouckaert, was honored to participate and achieve certification. He was originally trained as a civil engineer. But, over his carreer, he has built up extensive contract knowledge. Jan Bouckaert is now available to act as a DAAB member. Some differentiating factors are his experience with renewable projects, EPC, project finance and infrastructure. Apart from contracts in English, he is also capable to work in French, Portuguese and Dutch.

About AfiTaC

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Jan Bouckaert

Jan Bouckaert is a FIDIC Certified Adjudicator (President's list) with 25 years of worldwide experience in negotiation of complex construction, renewable energy, power and infrastructure projects. He is also specialized in contract management, project controls and alternative dispute resolution. During Jan’s career path, he lived in France, Belgium, Egypt, India and Portugal and worked for GE Renewable Energy, Alstom Hydro, Besix/Six Construct. He is a Civil Engineer from the University of Leuven (Belgium) and has an MBA from ISEG (Portugal). He speaks fluently English, French, Portuguese and Dutch. Jan is the founder of AfiTaC, a company giving advice on international tenders and contracts. Be welcome to connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/afitac/

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