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Construction contracts : law and management /

By: Hughes, Will (William Paul), 1956- [author.].
Contributor(s): Murdoch, J. R [author.] | Champion, Ronan [author.].
Publisher: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2015Edition: Fifth edition.Description: xxviii, 435 pages ; 24 cm.Content type: text | text Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9780415657051; 9780415657051:; 0415657059; 9780415657044; 0415657040.Subject(s): Construction contracts -- England | Construction contracts -- Great Britain | Construction industry -- England -- Law and legislationDDC classification: 343.41078624 HUG
Contents:
UK construction sector context -- Roles and relationships -- General contracting -- Design-build -- Construction 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.
Summary: The fifth edition of this textbook has been thoroughly revised to provide the most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of the legislation, administration, and management of construction contracts. It now includes comparisons of working with JCT, NEC3, and FIDIC contracts throughout.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-420) and indexes.

UK construction sector context -- Roles and relationships -- General contracting -- Design-build -- Construction 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.

The fifth edition of this textbook has been thoroughly revised to provide the most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of the legislation, administration, and management of construction contracts. It now includes comparisons of working with JCT, NEC3, and FIDIC contracts throughout.

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