Best practice using construction contracts is rewarded, as the winners of FIDIC’s annual Contract Users’ Awards are unveiled.
The winners of the 2025 FIDIC Contract Users’ Awards have been announced at a gala dinner event in London on 2 December 2025. The awards, now in their seventh year, recognise excellence in the use of FIDIC contract forms for project delivery and showcase global examples of good practice and collaboration worldwide.
From a global collection of entries, the judging panel, chaired by international judge and arbitrator Sir Vivian Ramsey, chose winners across five different categories – Project of the Year, Client of the Year, Consultant of the Year, Trainer of the Year and Legal Firm of the Year. The winners were unveiled at an awards dinner held as part of the Official FIDIC International Contract Users’ Conference.
In a video address at the event, the chair of the judging panel Sir Vivian Ramsey said: “These flagship awards recognise excellence in the use of FIDIC contract forms for delivery of projects worldwide, including good practice and the use of the FIDIC Golden Principles. Again, we have had a strong list of entries including organisations, companies and individuals. The judging panel, which I chaired, had a challenging task in choosing winners.”
The full list of winners of the 2025 FIDIC Contract Users’ Awards are listed below.
Project of the Year
Winner – Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) Road Project in Tajikistan.
Highly Commended – Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project along Rufiji River in Tanzania.
Client of the Year
Winner – GED Africa.
Consultant of the Year
Highly Commended – Dorjkhand Maravdorj (Mongolia).
Trainer of the Year
Winner – Ignacio Palacios (Spain).
Highly Commended – Asel El Housan (United Kingdom).
Legal Firm of the Year
Winner – Pinsent Masons (United Kingdom).
Highly Commended – LnP Beyond Legal (South Africa).
Commenting on the awards, FIDIC CEO Susanna Zammataro said: “As we highlight and celebrate our award winners this evening, we should also recognise the excellent work that our industry is doing to make a real difference to society, to the environment and to people’s lives. Let us never forget that it is those professionals working in the engineering, construction and infrastructure sector that will ensure that we build the sustainable world that we all want to see.”
