Construction contracts : law and management / Will Hughes, Ronan Champion, John Murdoch.
Imprint
Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2015
Copies
Location
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Status
Female Library
KD1641 M87 2015
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Male Library
KD1641 M87 2015
Available
Edition
5th ed
Description
xxviii, 435 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-420) and indexes.
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.