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Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP's common sense construction law : a practical guide for the construction professional / general editor, Thomas J. Kelleher, Jr.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, [2005]Copyright date: ©2005Edition: Third editionDescription: xxxiv, 588 pages : forms ; 25 cm + 1 computer disc (12 cm)Content type:
  • text
  • computer dataset
Media type:
  • unmediated
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • volume
  • computer disc
ISBN:
  • 0471662097
  • 9780471662099
Other title:
  • Smith, Currie and Hancock LLP's common sense construction law
  • Common sense construction law
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 346.73078624 22
Contents:
1. The legal context of construction -- 2. Alternative contracting methods : multiprime contracting, construction management, and design build -- 3. Preparing to work in a new state : preproposal and performance considerations -- 4. Competing for the contract -- 5. Interpreting the contract -- 6. The Uniform Commercial Code and the construction industry -- 7. The authority and responsibility of the architect/engineer -- 8. Subcontract administration and dispute avoidance -- 9. Contract changes -- 10. Differing site conditions -- 11. Schedules, delays, and acceleration -- 12. Inspection, acceptance, commissioning, and warranties -- 13. Management techniques to limit risks and avoid disputes -- 14. Payment bonds -- 15. Performance bonds and termination -- 16. Proving costs and damages -- 17. Construction industry environmental and safety concerns -- 18. Construction insurance -- 19. Successfully managing workers in the construction industry -- 20. Bankruptcy in the construction setting -- 21. Resolution of construction disputes -- 22. Federal government construction contract disputes.
Review: "Knowledge of construction law and employment law is essential to running a successful construction business. Now, industry professionals don't have to rely on lawyers to translate the sometimes-confusing theories, principles, and established rules that regulate the business. In plain English, Smith, Currie & Hancock's Common Sense Construction Law, Third Edition provides a practical introduction to the significant legal topics and questions affecting construction industry professionals."--BOOK JACKET.
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Book City Campus City Campus Main Collection 346.73078624 SMI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A399386B

Includes index.

Accompanied by: 1 computer disc (CD-ROM)

1. The legal context of construction -- 2. Alternative contracting methods : multiprime contracting, construction management, and design build -- 3. Preparing to work in a new state : preproposal and performance considerations -- 4. Competing for the contract -- 5. Interpreting the contract -- 6. The Uniform Commercial Code and the construction industry -- 7. The authority and responsibility of the architect/engineer -- 8. Subcontract administration and dispute avoidance -- 9. Contract changes -- 10. Differing site conditions -- 11. Schedules, delays, and acceleration -- 12. Inspection, acceptance, commissioning, and warranties -- 13. Management techniques to limit risks and avoid disputes -- 14. Payment bonds -- 15. Performance bonds and termination -- 16. Proving costs and damages -- 17. Construction industry environmental and safety concerns -- 18. Construction insurance -- 19. Successfully managing workers in the construction industry -- 20. Bankruptcy in the construction setting -- 21. Resolution of construction disputes -- 22. Federal government construction contract disputes.

"Knowledge of construction law and employment law is essential to running a successful construction business. Now, industry professionals don't have to rely on lawyers to translate the sometimes-confusing theories, principles, and established rules that regulate the business. In plain English, Smith, Currie & Hancock's Common Sense Construction Law, Third Edition provides a practical introduction to the significant legal topics and questions affecting construction industry professionals."--BOOK JACKET.

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