Contractual Procedures in the Construction Industry

Contractual Procedures in the Construction Industryprovides students of Building and Surveying, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, and Project Management with a comprehensive understanding of the subject. It reinforces the changes that are taking place within the construction industry, such as how it is organised and the way in which consultants, contractors, subcontractors and all of those involved in the supply chain obtain work.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents



List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Boxes

Preface

Acknowledgements

Table of relevant statutes



Part 1 Contract Law


1. The English Legal System
2. Legal Aspects of Contracts
3. Discharge of Contracts
4. Remedies for Breach of Contract
5. Settlement of Disputes


Part 2 Procurement.


6. Forms of Contract
7. Contract Strategy
8. Contract Procurement
9. Contract Selection
10. Contract Documents
11. Design and Build
12. Procurement in the Twenty-First Century
13. Lean Construction

14. Public Private Partnerships (PPP) and the Private Finance Initiative (PFI)


Part 3 Process and Parties



15. Partnering and Supply Chain Management

16. The Construction Process.
17. Parties Involved in the Construction of Buildings.
18. Site Communications.

19. Construcing Excellence in the Built Environment

20. Health and Safety

21. Sustainable Construction


Part 4 Standard form of Building Contract


22. Introduction, Articles of Agreement, Appendix
23. Quality of Work During Construction
24. Costs of Construction
25. Time Factor of Construction
26. Works by Other Persons
27. Injury and Insurance of the Works
28. Fluctuations in the Costs
29. Financial Matters
30. Clauses of a General Nature

Appendix A Professional Bodies in the Built Environment

Appendix B Cases of Interest

Appendix C Built Environment Web Sites

Appendix D Bibliography

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