Welcome to IHIP’s new President: Pieter Mattelaer

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On sept 8th 2022, during the 2022 IHIP general assembly of members, Pieter Mattelaer was elected as the new presidenf of IHIP.

Pieter Mattelaer is the deputy group leader of the Project Portfolio Management group at CERN. The group is responsible for the major construction projects at CERN in the fields of civil engineering and buildings. As an early adopter of the latest tools and processes used in the construction sector, he will advise IHIP on the added value they can bring to the humanitarian sector.

IHIP would like to also express warm thanks for its long term support to the work of the association  to the previous president : Mr Thomas Nydegger.

A 3 years MoU signed between the Federation of African Engineering Organization (FAEO) and IHIP

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On April 12th, both boards of the Federation of African Engineering Association and IHIP signed a detailled MoU for the next 3 years. This MoU will facilitate the coordination between Engineering and Humanitarian organizations in Africa related to infrastructure works.

This MoU details how both of organization will join forces to promote a shared agenda. Building on the Conditions Of Particular Application to conditions of contract for humanitarian works, IHIP will share its knowledge and coordination mechanism with the members of the humanitarian sector. FAEO will share its network of qualified members throughout Africa. Crossed participation through working groups, workshops and conferences will allow best practices and consolidation of feedback to equip the sector with strong de risking procurement updates.

The common goal is to have local based engineering solutions to contribute as much as possible to the humanitarian response in Africa.

IHIP signs agreement with the LALIVE law firm to conduct legal review of IHIP COPA on a pro bono basis.

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The International Humanitarian Infrastructure Platform (IHIP) and LALIVE SA (LALIVE) agreed on 3 March 2022 that LALIVE will assist IHIP on a pro bono basis on the legal review of the Conditions of Contract IHIP has published for humanitarian settlement

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Replay 2021 online session: how IHIP construction contracts fits in the Global Shelter Cluster roadmap

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The interactive report of the GSC 2021 Annual Event, which was held between May and October 2021, has been published on 31st January 2022.

This report includes the overviews of the opening, the thematic sessions, the working group and GSC’s communities of practice, the country-level presentations, and the data on participation and satisfaction and more. The recordings of the sessions are available as well. 

Enjoy browsing through the different sections in the interactive story map by clicking below:

GSC Online Annual Meeting 2021 Interactive Report

Move to “Open Sessions Overview” and select Session 3

3rd FEB 22 IHIP WEBINAR: 26 improvements in the new SHELTER condition of contract for construction

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Panelists:

  • Head of the Global SHELTER Cluster Coordination Team (Introduction notes)
  • Elizabeth Palmer, Global Construction Lead at Save the Children International
  • Kitty (Villani) Cohen, International Consultant, Vice-Chair FIDIC IFI Committee, Member of DBRF, Member of AACE international
  • François Baillon, IHIP managing director

Discover the 1st edition of Conditions Of Particular Application to FIDIC SHORT FORM of Contract for the SHELTER construction works.

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Last November 2021, after surveying, collecting and consolidating feedback from the SHELTER sector and Global Shelter Cluster members, IHIP published the first condition of particular application of contract for SHELTER construction works.

Join this upcoming webinar to learn all about the items included by the IHIP SHELTER Contract Committee in this new document addressing SHELTER needs in terms of contracting for construction and how its 26 improvements can de-risk your SHELTER projects:

The 26 improvements :

BETTER CONTRACT MANAGEMENT ( 9 improvements)
IMPROVED RISK ALLOCATION (10 improvements)
IMPROVED PROCUREMENT (7 Improvements)

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Below is the list of updates addressed in those conditions of Particular Application (COPA):

Release of the IHIP Harmonized Conditions Of Particular Application to FIDIC SHORT FORM of Contract for Shelter Construction Works

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Discover the 1st edition of the Harmonized Conditions Of Particular Application to FIDIC SHORT FORM of Contract for Shelter Construction Works. This is the result of the work done by IHIP Shelter contract committe consolidating the results of the surveys circulated to the Global Shelter Cluster members and to the Shelter Sector in December 2020 and March 2021.

26 improvements have been identified by the committee to derisk SHELTER projects during the humanitarain response:


BETTER CONTRACT MANAGEMENT ( 9 Improvements)
IMPROVED RISK ALLOCATION (10 Improvements)
IMPROVED PROCUREMENT (7 Improvements)

MORE DETAILS AND DOWNLOAD HERE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The International Humanitarian Infrastructure Platform (IHIP) extends special thanks to the following members of its Shelter Contract Committee:

 Ammar Al-Mahdawi , Senior Technical Shelter Officer – UNHCR
 François Baillon, Managing Director – IHIP
 Kitty Villani-Cohen, International Consultant ARCBLUE ASIA – Vice Chair FIDIC IFI Committee & Member of DRBF
 Richard Dewhurst, Doctoral Researcher – Loughborough University
 Philipp Huebner, Construction Project Manager – ICRC Water & Habitat
 Wamidh Shammas , Contracts Specialist – UNICEF
 Liz Palmer, Global Construction Lead – Save the Children International
 Alexander Van Leersum , Process manager – BuildtoImpact

IHIP would like to thanks Save the Children International for sharing their construction contract templates with IHIP Shelter Contract Committee. IHIP would like to thank the Global Shelter Cluster coordination team, its members as well as the entire contributors to the surveys which played a major role to identify issues addressed in this document. This document has been established by IHIP with the financial support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and inputs from the International Committee of the Red Cross.

OXFAM AND FHI 360 replied to IHIP/ZOA call to action

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As a follow up to the call to action by IHIP and ZOA circulated mid September 2021 to the humanitarian sector, both OXFAM international and FHI 360 replied to join the community of early adopters of the IHIP WASH COPA (Conditions Of Particular Application). Thanks to both of them, we look for forward to engage with those 2 additional great organizations through pilot project at the local level.

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