ABSTRACT

Written by an engineer and construction lawyer with many years of experience, The Application of Contracts in Engineering and Construction Projects provides unique and invaluable guidance on the role of contracts in construction and engineering projects. Compiling papers written and edited by the author, it draws together a lifetime of lessons learned in these fields and covers the topics a practicing professional might encounter in such a project, developed in bite-sized chunks.

Key topics included are:

  • the engineer and the contract; 
  • the project and the contract;
  • avoidance and resolution of disputes; 
  • forensic engineers and expert witnesses; and 
  • international construction contracts.

The inclusion of numerous case studies to illustrate the importance of getting the contract right before it is entered into, and the consequences that may ensue if this is not done, makes The Application of Contracts in Engineering and Construction Projects essential reading for construction professionals, lawyers and students of construction law.

chapter 1|8 pages

Overview

part I|106 pages

The engineer and the contract

chapter 5|12 pages

Managing design risk 1

chapter 7|15 pages

Design life or service life

What is the difference? 1

part II|112 pages

The project and the contract

chapter 14|17 pages

A tale of two bridges

Issues arising from design and construct contracts 1

chapter 16|6 pages

The Canterbury earthquakes I 1

chapter 17|5 pages

The Canterbury earthquakes II 1

chapter 18|16 pages

Construction failures

Have we learned the lessons of history? 1

part IV|62 pages

Forensic engineers and expert witnesses

part V|35 pages

International construction contracts