Keystone Law

This Practice Note examines the 2013 editions of the IChemE Yellow Book (4th Edition) and Brown Book (3rd Edition) forms of sub-contract which are intended to be used with the IChemE main contracts (Red, Green and Burgundy Books) for process plants. The Practice Note also looks at the key features of these two sub-contracts which cover (in the Brown Book) civil engineering works and (in the Yellow Book) sub-contract plant provided by a subcontractor.

This Practice Note looks at the IChemE target cost form of contract, known as the Burgundy Book and examines its key provisions.

This Practice Note provides an overview of the IChemE Model Form of Conditions of Contract for Process Plants Suitable for Lump Sum Contracts (the ‘Red Book’), 5th edition 2013. It examines how the Red Book works and its key provisions.

This Practice Note looks at the IChemE cost reimbursable form of contract, known as the Green Book, and examines how the contract works and its key provisions.

This is a precedent parent company guarantee (PCG) which can be used in the context of a construction project where a contractor requires security from its employer. This PCG gives the contractor comfort that it will be paid what is due and payable to it in accordance with the building contract by the employer’s parent company in the event that the employer fails to pay.