Construction Contracting : Business and Legal Principles / Stewart Bartholomew.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bartholomew, Stewart, author.

Series:

Open textbook library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Construction contracts--United States.

Construction contracts.

Engineering--Textbooks.

Engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Virginia Tech Libraries, 2002.

Summary:

This introduction to construction contracting as it applies to typical, every-day situations explains "theoretical" ideas in terms of what really happens in practice. It emphasizes the more common case law holdings and industry customs that help avoid troublesome legal issues during the completion of a project. Instructors reviewing or adopting this book are encouraged to register at https://bit.ly/interest_construction_contracting Any derivatives of this work must comply with the use and attribution requirements of the Creative Commons license, and include the following statement, "This material was previously published by Pearson Education, Inc." Construction Contracting, 2nd edition is an "out of print," rights-reverted book for which the author's estate has given permission for digitization and release under a CC BY NC SA 4.0 license. It was previously published in 2002 by Pearson ISBN 1-13-091055-4. The copyright page has been edited and graphics redrawn. A new cover, dedication, acknowledgements, how to adopt this book, and author biography have been added, and the table of contents has been revised. As the book has been reformatted, the original back of the book index is not included.

Contents:

1. Interface of the Law with the Construction Industry

2. Contract Formation, Privity of Contract, and Other Contract Relationships

3. The Prime Contract

An Overview

4. Prime Contract

Format and Major Components

5. Owner-Construction Contractor Prime Contract "Red Flag" Clauses

6. Labor Agreements

7. Purchase Order and Subcontract Agreements

8. Insurance Contracts

9. Surety Bonds

10. Joint-Venture Agreements

11. Bid and Proposals

12. Mistakes in Bids

13. Breach of Contract

14. Contract Changes

15. Differing Site Conditions

16. Delays, Suspensions, and Terminations

17. Liquidated Damages, Force Majeure, and Time Extensions

18. Allocating Responsibility for Delays

19. Constructive Acceleration

20. Common Rules of Contract Interpretation

21. Documentation and Records

22. Construction Contract Claims

23. Dispute Resolution.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references.