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Serbia joins International Construction Engineers Association

In April this year, 16 leading Serbian consulting engineering companies joined forces and worked with USAID’s Competitiveness Project to establish the Serbian Association of Consulting Engineers (ACES). On September 16, during the FIDIC 2009 London Conference, the Serbian National Chapter of Consulting Engineers became an official member of the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC), the largest worldwide organization for internationally recognized standards in managing construction projects.

Membership in FIDIC will provide Serbian companies with international credibility and allow them to bid more successfully on larger and more complex international projects, which hold the potential for increasing revenue and jobs within the Serbian construction engineering sector. Peter Boswell, FIDIC Executive Director, stated in London: "Consulting engineering is a global business with uniform standards, and FIDIC membership is not only about bringing new business but also about influencing how business is done. For Serbia, FIDIC membership will facilitate EU funding because all the terms and conditions in the sector are FIDIC-based and one has to be familiar with them. We congratulate Serbia on becoming a member and thank USAID for helping the local association."

All construction companies and engineers interested in joining the Serbian FIDIC chapter are invited to send their details and company information to andrea@aces.rs.

Miloš Švarc, ACES President, Ana Trbović, USAID’s Competitiveness Project, Volker Cornelius, President of the German Association of Consulting Engineers, and Zoran Đorđevic, ACES Vice-President