Construction Contract Preparation and Management

This practical, user-friendly textbook starts at the beginning of construction projects and makes important connections between stages, accompanied by helpful illustrations and real-life industry examples. Contracts and agreements underpin the whole construction industry, and yet many graduates and young professionals do not realise just how important they are. Misunderstandings and mistakes can be extremely expensive and cause considerable delay. The textbook provides extensive explanation of the most commonly used forms of contract, an introduction to the general principles of contracts, and the implications of contract law and negligence as they affect the construction professional.

Written by an author with extensive previous industry experience before he became a lecturer, this text is aimed at students of Contract Management/Procedures at both undergraduate and postgraduate level on both Civil Engineering and Construction courses. It is also helpful for starting professionals.

New to this Edition:

• Often-overlooked aspects of NEC contracts such as contractor design
• Coverage of NEC ECC 2013, JCT 2011, CDM 2015 and the revised Public Contracts Regulations 2015
• More extensive advice on money, time and programmes and their importance

Auteur

Geoff Powell is Senior Lecturer in Construction Contracts, Contract Management and Procurement at Coventry University, UK.

Contenu

1. The Construction Industry
2. The Investment Process
3. Parties and Stakeholders
4. An Introduction to Contracts
5. Tendering and Contractor Selection
6. Site Investigation
7. The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015) and Safety
8. Contract Strategies: Separated, Integrated and Management
9. Contract Strategies: Partnering and Commercial Arrangements
10. Designers and Design Contracts
11. Framework Agreements and the EU Procurement Directives
12. Pricing and Payment Mechanisms
13. Methods of Measurement and BoQs
14. Time and Programmes
15. Contract Law
16. Liquidated Damages
17. Negligence
18. Construction Contracts
19. NEC3 ECC Fundamentals20. NEC3 Preparing the Contract
20. NEC3 ECC Core Clauses One and Two
21. NEC3 ECC Core Clauses Three and Four
22. NEC3 ECC Core Clauses Five
23. NEC ECC Core Clauses Six
24. NEC ECC Core Clauses Seven to Nine
25. JCT Standard Building Contract SCB11
26. Dispute Resolution.