Construction is a complex business. Each project has its own unique physical and commercial considerations. Since there’s no such thing as a “standard” or “typical” construction project, construction contracts should also not be considered standard. The contractor must carefully manage both in order to have a successful outcome and protect the company’s interests and assets. This book will help you manage all these elements of the contract: Scope of work and schedule Terms of payment and cash flow Assurances of performance Insurance, bonding, indemnity, and warranties Changes to the contract Disputes and their resolution Damages Termination and suspension Force majeure International contracting
CHAPTER 4 THE USE OF THE FIDIC SILVER BOOK IN THE CONTEXT OF A BOT PROJECT Introduction In August of 1999 , the Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs - Conseils 4-01 ( “ FIDIC ” ) published the first edition of its Conditions of ...
Providing clear and thorough analyses of the issues and challenges, this volume will be of great value to all those involved in complex construction projects.
This two-volume collection offers a comprehensive practical and legal guide to the complex process of negotiating engineering, procurerment and construction contracts.
Mr. Bryant has lectured on the legal aspects of construction management and coauthored chapters on the licensing of construction professionals and on public construction projects. He is admitted to the Federal Trial Bar of the United ...
Construction Contracts
Negotiating and Structuring Construction Contracts is an authoritative, insiders perspective on best practices for the construction contracting process.
This is a practical clause-by-clause commentary and overview of the FIDIC standard turnkey contract for the construction industry, published in November 1994.
Collectively the sample forms in this volume offer an extraordinary resource that provides the benefit of lessons learned and priceless insight into any project being undertaken which can help assure the resilience of any EPC project.
Professor Sweet distinguishes between “tight” and “flexible” contracts, placing the AIA forms in the flexible category.7 In describing the AIA forms as flexible, Professor Sweet does not suggest that they are more amenable.
... Sir Lindsay Parkinson & Co Ltd v Commissioner of Works [1949] 2 KB 632 per Asquith LJ. 547 Marsden v Sambell (1880) 43 LT 120; (1880) 28 WR 952 cited by I N Duncan Wallace, Hudson's Building and Engineering Contracts (11th ed, ...