General Conditions for Consultancy

The scope of General Conditions for Consultancy - ABR is consultancy and assistance within the field of civil and engineering works and it is typically used in connection with split consultancy, full-service consultancy and in turnkey contracts between the turnkey contractor and the consultant etc. It is also recommended to use ABR as the basis of agreements between a full-service consultancy and its sub-consultant(s).

ABR18 is mainly suitable for agreements concerning large and/or more complex consultancy tasks, whereas ‘Abridged General Conditions for Consultancy Services and Assistance for Building and Construction Works' is aimed at consultancy services in minor building projects and tasks where no client consultancy is to be included.