The below table gives a brief overview of FIDIC contracts: 

FIDIC
Type Details
Contract

Conditions of contract for This is for the very common job

Red Book construction for building and works, designed mainly by the
engineering works. employer.

The contractor is responsible for the

Conditions of contract for plant and
plant design, building and
Yellow design-build for electrical and
engineering works. Yet still, the
Book mechanical plant and building and
employer might be required to carry
engineering works.
some design.

Conditions of contract for use on

This is the short form of the
engineering and building works of
Green contract. It is used mostly for
relatively small capital value or
Book simple, repetitive, short-duration
where the construction time is
jobs.
short.

Conditions of contracts for use The projects funded by certain

Pink
of building and engineering works MDBs, which are supranational
Book
designed by the employer. institutions such as the World Bank.

The contractor carries the

engineering, procurement and
Silver Conditions of contract for
constructions tasks up to the final
Book EPC/Turnkey Projects.
delivery of a fully equipped, tested
and ready to run facility.

It implies a long-term commitment

Gold Conditions of contract for design,
of the contractor and offers a new
Book build and operation project.
and unique procurement route.

The only standard international form

Blue Form of contract for dredging and
of contract designed specifically for
Book reclamation works.
the dredging industry.

White FIDIC Client/consultant model The White Book is an important part

 of the FIDIC suite and is one of the
most widely used forms of
Book service agreement.
professional services contract
internationally.