ABSTRACT

The fourth edition of this unparalleled text has been thoroughly revised to provide the most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of the legislation, administration and management of construction contracts.

Introducing this topic at the core of construction law and management, this book provides students with a one-stop reference on construction contracts. Significant new material covers:

  • procurement
  • tendering
  • developments in dispute settlement
  • commentary on all key legislation, case law and contract amendments up to July 2007.

In line with new thinking in construction management research, this authoritative guide is essential reading for every construction undergraduate and an extremely useful source of reference for practitioners.

chapter 1|10 pages

UK construction industry context

chapter 2|16 pages

Roles and relationships

chapter 3|16 pages

General contracting

chapter 4|16 pages

Design and build

chapter 5|10 pages

Management contracting

chapter 6|12 pages

Construction management

chapter 7|20 pages

Procurement methods and risk allocation

chapter 8|16 pages

Contract choice

chapter 9|24 pages

Tendering and contract formation

chapter 10|18 pages

Liability in contract and tort

chapter 11|12 pages

Contractor’s obligations

chapter 12|8 pages

Employer’s obligations

chapter 13|10 pages

Responsibility for design

chapter 14|18 pages

Time

chapter 15|16 pages

Payment

chapter 16|12 pages

Contractors’ claims for loss and expense

chapter 17|14 pages

Insurance and bonds

chapter 18|18 pages

Role of the contract administrator

chapter 19|16 pages

Sub-contracts

chapter 20|22 pages

Employer-selected sub-contractors

chapter 21|14 pages

Financial remedies for breach of contract

chapter 22|12 pages

Defective buildings and subsequent owners

chapter 23|16 pages

Suspension and termination of contracts

chapter 24|14 pages

Non-adversarial dispute resolution

chapter 25|22 pages

Adversarial dispute resolution