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Construction contracts law and management [electronic resource]

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Publication details: Oxon Routledge Taylor and Francis 2015Edition: 5th edDescription: eBookISBN:
  • 1315695219
  • 9781315695211
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 692.8 $2 18
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Partial contents:
Introduction -- List of tables -- List of figures -- Table of cases -- Table of statutes -- Glossary -- UK construction industry context -- Roles and relationships -- General contracting -- Design and build -- Constructions management -- Collaborative contracting -- Risk allocation and procurement decisions -- Contract choice -- Tendering and contract formation -- Liability in contract and tort -- Contractor's obligations -- Employer's obligations -- Responsibility for design -- Time -- Payment -- Contractors' delay and disruption costs -- Insurance and bonds -- Role of the contract administrator -- Sub-contracts -- Financial remedies for breach of contract -- Defective buildings and subsequent owners -- Suspension and termination of contracts -- Non-adversarial dispute resolution -- Adversarial dispute resolution -- References -- Author index -- Subject index
Summary: Describes the fundamental principles of how English law applies to building and civil engineering contracts. Aimed primarily at students. Covers the syllabus requirements for first degrees in Building, Civil Engineering, Architecture, Quantity Surveying and Building Surveying. Also covers the requirements for postgraduate courses in Construction Management and Project Management. The book provides explanations of features found in contemporary construction contracts and may therefore serve as a reference guide to practitioners such as consultants, builders, clients and lawyers. It now includes comparisons of working with JCT, NEC3, and FIDIC contracts throughout.
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Book Virtual Online EBOOK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 159120-2001

Introduction -- List of tables -- List of figures -- Table of cases -- Table of statutes -- Glossary -- UK construction industry context -- Roles and relationships -- General contracting -- Design and build -- Constructions management -- Collaborative contracting -- Risk allocation and procurement decisions -- Contract choice -- Tendering and contract formation -- Liability in contract and tort -- Contractor's obligations -- Employer's obligations -- Responsibility for design -- Time -- Payment -- Contractors' delay and disruption costs -- Insurance and bonds -- Role of the contract administrator -- Sub-contracts -- Financial remedies for breach of contract -- Defective buildings and subsequent owners -- Suspension and termination of contracts -- Non-adversarial dispute resolution -- Adversarial dispute resolution -- References -- Author index -- Subject index

Describes the fundamental principles of how English law applies to building and civil engineering contracts. Aimed primarily at students. Covers the syllabus requirements for first degrees in Building, Civil Engineering, Architecture, Quantity Surveying and Building Surveying. Also covers the requirements for postgraduate courses in Construction Management and Project Management. The book provides explanations of features found in contemporary construction contracts and may therefore serve as a reference guide to practitioners such as consultants, builders, clients and lawyers. It now includes comparisons of working with JCT, NEC3, and FIDIC contracts throughout.