ABSTRACT
For the purpose of day-to-day supervision of the works, the engineer wil l appoint an Resident engineer's representative or, more commonly, a 'chief resident engineer' (CRE) or a engineer 'resident engineer' (RE). Under the FIDIC conditions, however, it is the engineer that has all the important powers and authorities to act under the terms of the contract. The resident engineer has no authority other than what might be delegated in writing by the engineer.
