The Construction Contracts Book

The Construction Contracts Book
Author: Carrie Okizaki
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020
Genre: Construction contracts
ISBN: 9781641056397

"Annotated analysis and comparison of the AI, ConsensusDocs, and EJCDC contract forums"--

Home Builder Contracts and Construction Management Forms

Home Builder Contracts and Construction Management Forms
Author: NAHB Business Management
Publisher: Builderbooks
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780867186161

Nearly 100 of the most useful business forms and contracts for builders are gathered from builders across the country: sales and marketing forms, contracts, agreements, trade contractor specifications, checklists, orientation and quality control documents, and more. Documents can be downloaded from the CD and customized.

The Construction Contracts Book

The Construction Contracts Book
Author: Daniel S. Brennan
Publisher: Forum
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2004
Genre: Law
ISBN:

This book offers a comparison of the forms of agreement from the AIA, AGC and EJCDC by providing: a guide to how they treat the most significant issues in owner/contractor/subcontractor and owner/design professional agreements; and proposed alternative language for situations where the form contract approach may not provide the best solution.

International Construction Contract Law

International Construction Contract Law
Author: Lukas Klee
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 858
Release: 2018-10-22
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1119430380

The updated second edition of the practical guide to international construction contract law The revised second edition of International Construction Contract Law is a comprehensive book that offers an understanding of the legal and managerial aspects of large international construction projects. This practical resource presents an introduction to the global construction industry, reviews the basics of construction projects and examines the common risks inherent in construction projects. The author — an expert in international construction contracts — puts the focus on FIDIC standard forms and describes their use within various legal systems. This important text contains also a comparison of other common standard forms such as NEC, AIA and VOB, and explains how they are used in a global context. The revised edition of International Construction Contract Law offers additional vignettes on current subjects written by international panel of numerous contributors. Designed to be an accessible resource, the book includes a basic dictionary of construction contract terminology, many sample letters for Claim Management and a wealth of examples and case studies that offer helpful aids for construction practitioners. The second edition of the text includes: • Updated material in terms of new FIDIC and NEC Forms published in 2017 • Many additional vignettes that clearly exemplify the concepts presented within the text • Information that is appropriate for a global market, rather than oriented to any particular legal system • The essential tools that were highlighted the first edition such as sample letters, dictionary and more • A practical approach to the principles of International Construction Contract Law and construction contract management. Does not get bogged down with detailed legal jargon Written for consulting engineers, lawyers, clients, developers, contractors and construction managers worldwide, the second edition of International Construction Contract Law offers an essential guide to the legal and managerial aspects of large international construction projects.

Sweet on Construction Industry Contracts

Sweet on Construction Industry Contracts
Author: Justin Sweet
Publisher: Aspen Publishers
Total Pages: 1115
Release: 1999
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0735510865

Turn to the Fourth Edition of Sweet on Construction Industry Contracts for comprehensive, up-to-date guidance on preparing, interpreting, and litigating contracts for design and construction services. You get expert and detailed analysis on: the meaning of AIA document language and other industry contract provisions modifying the AIA contracts without affecting their validity more than 600 court decisions involving AIA documents and much more The authors review and analyze the major AIA documents. They provide detailed explanations of the new provisions, expert analysis of how these provisions affect contractual rights and obligations, and practical guidance.Plus, you get the most recent information on:Scheduling Enforcement and conduct of arbitration proceedings Clauses limiting design professional liability Indemnity issues Payment and fee issues Use of a new form of liability insurance available to contractors, called a modified occurrence form (MOF) Responsibility for job safety and statutes of repose

Construction Contracts

Construction Contracts
Author: John Murdoch
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2002-01-04
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1135803269

Although the legal principles involved in construction contracts and their management and administration are an aspect of general contract law, the practical and commercial complexities of the construction industry have increasingly made this a specialist field. Recognizing this, Construction Contracts is a fully revised edition of the UK’s leading textbook on the law governing this area. Brought up to date with recent cases and developments in the law as it stands at July 2000, this new edition: takes full account of the effects of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, the Arbitration Act 1996, the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 and the changes in the legal system brought about by the Woolf reforms includes extended coverage of financial protection, construction insurance and tendering controls, as well as the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations has been revised to take account of changes to the common standard-form contracts, particularly the New Engineering Contract and the GC/Works family of contracts. Retaining the same basic approach as its successful predecessors, this important text introduces the general principles that underlie contracts in construction, illustrating them by reference to the most important standard forms currently in use.

Understanding Construction Contracts

Understanding Construction Contracts
Author: Akhtar Surahyo
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2017-10-18
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319666851

This book provides an overall understanding of construction contracts, explaining a range of topics with in-depth examples, allowing engineers, site managers, architects, contractors, and other construction professionals in search of information on construction contracts to find it in one place. The volume further serves as a learning tool and a reference guide for students and instructors. Adopting a primarily Canadian perspective, the book provides references from two Standard Contract Documents CCDC (Canadian Construction Document Committee) and FIDIC (International Federation of Consulting Engineers) and briefly describes other major contract documents used within USA and UK construction industries.

AGC Contract Documents Handbook

AGC Contract Documents Handbook
Author: J. William Ernstrom
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer
Total Pages: 1228
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0735521514

AGC Contract Documents Handbook is a guidebook To The Associated General Contractors of America's many standard contract document forms. it examines the elements of various AGC standard form contract documents, including an examination of specific contract provisions And The theory underlying the language. The standard contract document forms cover a variety of project delivery systems: design-bid-build, design-build, construction management, program management. The documents are unique in their creation by a joint effort of owners and contractors. The standard contract document forms establish the relationships between the parties To The construction project: The owner the contractor the surety the subcontractor the architect/engineer the design-builder the construction manager the program manager. The book offers great value and assistance to attorneys, owners, contractors, subcontractors, designers, design-builders, construction managers, others in the construction industry and educators. The AGC Contract Documents Handbook provides practical advice to document users on how to manuscript the documents to address project specific issues as well as offer comments on the documents. 'The Associated General Contractors of America supports efforts to provide thoughtful discourse on matters of importance to construction project participants. A work such as the AGC Documents Handbook, written by seasoned industry veterans, increases the body of knowledge for our industry and provides an invaluable reference to those using or considering use of AGC's comprehensive library of consensus industry form documents.' Stephen E. Sandherr, Chief Executive Officer, Associated General Contractors of America

Managing Construction Contracts

Managing Construction Contracts
Author: Robert D. Gilbreath
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 320
Release: 1992-04-16
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780471569329

This Second Edition focuses on the commercial issues of contracting, covering the lifespan of a contract in four stages: inception of need, bid and award, administration, termination. Written from the owners' perspective, it is appropriate for construction managers and contract administrators. New material includes the effects of the computer on construction management practices, the risks and rewards of cross-border contracts and the role of the lawyer.